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Circular engraving of villagers washing sheep in a pond, with a flock, a carriage, half-timbered houses and a tower in a village scene.

De twaalf maanden

A circular engraving labelled IVNIVS with a zodiac sign in the sky shows villagers washing sheep in a pond in the foreground. Beyond, a flock grazes near a half-timbered house, a horse-drawn carriage, and a tall tower under a cloud-filled sky.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
1578-1582
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3832 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1582.
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: junio, lavado de ovejas en un estanque

Un grabado circular con la inscripción IVNIVS y un signo del zodiaco en el cielo muestra a campesinos lavando ovejas en un estanque en primer plano. Al fondo, un rebaño pasta cerca de una casa con entramado de madera, un carruaje tirado por caballos y una torre alta bajo un cielo nublado.

Português: Os doze meses: junho, lavagem de ovelhas em um lago

Uma gravura circular com a inscrição IVNIVS e um signo do zodíaco no céu mostra camponeses lavando ovelhas em um lago em primeiro plano. Ao fundo, um rebanho pasta perto de uma casa de enxaimel, uma carruagem puxada por cavalos e uma torre alta sob um céu nublado.

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