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Engraving of pigs eating acorns under oak trees, with figures working near a well and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

De twaalf maanden

An engraved landscape of pigs foraging for acorns beneath oak trees, with a walled town and church spires on the distant hill. In the foreground, figures gather produce and work near a well, while a building with stepped gables stands at right and the word 'November' is inscribed in the lower corner.

Artist
Pieter van der Borcht (I)
Date
1545-1608
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2947 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1608.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Los doce meses: noviembre, cerdos buscando bellotas

Un paisaje grabado con cerdos que buscan bellotas bajo robles, con una ciudad amurallada y campanarios de iglesia en la colina lejana. En primer plano, unas figuras recogen productos y trabajan junto a un pozo, mientras un edificio con frontones escalonados aparece a la derecha y la palabra 'November' está inscrita en la esquina inferior.

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