July and August

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Paul Bril (after)
,
Aegidius II Sadeler (publisher)

Date

1615

Period

17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
An Italian landscape depicts occupations during the months of July and August. At the centre is haying and mowing the grass (left) and harvesting the grain (right). In the centre, some farmers are just finishing their rest. At the top left and right, the signs of the zodiac are represented: the constellation Leo and the constellation Virgo.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Paul Bril VIAF RKD Wikidata, Aegidius II Sadeler
Types burin engraving , reproductive prints AAT
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 374 x 499 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2015-LO-2
Description
Subjects allegory (artistic device) AAT, landscapes , figures (representations)
Tags mountains Iconclass, trees Iconclass, shrubs Iconclass, harvest Iconclass, July and its 'labours' Iconclass, July; 'Luglio' (Ripa) Iconclass, August and its 'labours' Iconclass, August; 'Agosto' (Ripa) Iconclass, October; 'Ottobre' (Ripa) Iconclass, resting Iconclass, lying figure Iconclass, lying figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass, sitting figure Iconclass, sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass, farmers Iconclass, farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife Iconclass, cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet) Iconclass, hay-cock Iconclass, agricultural implements: scythe Iconclass, agricultural implements: sickle Iconclass, agricultural implements: pitchfork Iconclass, reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest Iconclass, binding ~ harvest Iconclass, sheaf Iconclass, stocking (on the field) Iconclass, ass, donkey Iconclass, horse Iconclass, sun as celestial body Iconclass, trees Iconclass, dusk, evening twilight Iconclass, dog Iconclass, eating and drinking Iconclass, rest during harvest (eating, dancing, making love, etc.) Iconclass, Rest; 'Quiete' (Ripa) Iconclass, geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (ITALY) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-LO-2
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8897/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2015-LO-2
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