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Engraving of gardeners working in a formal parterre garden, with a tower, gabled houses, trees and a distant town beneath a radiant sky.

De twaalf maanden

An engraving of a formal garden with clipped hedges and a parterre, where workers dig, rake, and tend the beds. Behind them rise a tall tower, gabled houses, a row of trees, and a distant town under a radiant sky with flying birds.

Artist
Pieter van der Borcht (I)
Date
1545-1608
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3004 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: jardineros en un jardín formal

Un grabado de un jardín formal con setos recortados y un parterre, donde los trabajadores cavan, rastrillan y cuidan los cuadros. Detrás se alzan una torre alta, casas con frontones, una hilera de árboles y una ciudad lejana bajo un cielo radiante con aves en vuelo.

Português: Os doze meses: jardineiros em um jardim formal

Uma gravura de um jardim formal com sebes aparadas e um parterre, onde trabalhadores cavam, ancinham e cuidam dos canteiros. Atrás erguem-se uma torre alta, casas com empenas, uma fileira de árvores e uma cidade distante sob um céu radiante com pássaros voando.

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