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Engraving of harvesters on ladders picking fruit in an orchard, with baskets on the ground, a castle on a hill, and a formal garden beyond.

De twaalf maanden

A black-and-white engraving titled September from the twelve months series shows workers on ladders picking fruit from trees while others gather it into baskets in an orchard. Beyond, a hilltop castle overlooks a formal garden with geometric parterres, an ox-drawn cart, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Artist
Pieter van der Borcht (I)
Date
1545-1608
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3026 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: Septiembre: cosecha de fruta, de Los doce meses

Un grabado en blanco y negro titulado Septiembre, de la serie de los doce meses, muestra trabajadores sobre escaleras recogiendo fruta de los árboles mientras otros la reúnen en cestas en un huerto. Al fondo, un castillo sobre una colina domina un jardín formal con parterres geométricos, una carreta tirada por bueyes y montañas lejanas bajo un cielo nublado.

Português: Setembro: colheita de frutas, de Os doze meses

Uma gravura em preto e branco intitulada Setembro, da série dos doze meses, mostra trabalhadores em escadas colhendo frutas das árvores enquanto outros as reúnem em cestos em um pomar. Ao fundo, um castelo numa colina domina um jardim formal com canteiros geométricos, uma carroça puxada por bois e montanhas distantes sob um céu nublado.

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