November and December
Artist(s) / maker(s)
Paul Bril (after),
Aegidius II Sadeler (engravers (printmakers))
,
Aegidius Sadeler (publisher)
Date
1615Period
16th centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
This engraving shows an Italian landscape with the occupations of the months of November (left) and December (right). On the left, trees are pruned, branches are gathered and transported by donkey. In the foreground, pigs are eating the nuts that have fallen from the trees. On the right are shepherds with a herd of goats. In the background in a…
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This engraving shows an Italian landscape with the occupations of the months of November (left) and December (right). On the left, trees are pruned, branches are gathered and transported by donkey. In the foreground, pigs are eating the nuts that have fallen from the trees. On the right are shepherds with a herd of goats. In the background in a clearing in the village, a pig is being slaughtered. Depicted in the sky are the signs of the zodiac: Sagittarius and Capricorn.
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