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Circular engraving of figures planting young trees beside a church and river, with a ram symbol above and the word MARTIVS at top.

De twaalf maanden

A circular engraving labelled MARTIVS shows figures planting and tending young trees in the foreground, with a ram sign (Aries) in a roundel above. A large bare tree stands at right over a river, with a church, town skyline and boats beyond under a hazy sky.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
1578-1582
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3995 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: marzo, plantando árboles

Un grabado circular con la inscripción MARTIVS muestra figuras plantando y cuidando árboles jóvenes en primer plano, con el signo del carnero (Aries) en un medallón arriba. Un gran árbol sin hojas se alza a la derecha sobre un río, con una iglesia, una silueta urbana y barcos bajo un cielo brumoso.

Português: Os doze meses: março, plantando árvores

Uma gravura circular com a inscrição MARTIVS mostra figuras plantando e cuidando de árvores jovens em primeiro plano, com o signo do carneiro (Áries) em um medalhão acima. Uma grande árvore sem folhas se ergue à direita sobre um rio, com uma igreja, uma silhueta urbana e barcos sob um céu enevoado.

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