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Circular engraving labeled APRILIS of gardeners working rectangular beds beside a castle with a round tower, with two well-dressed figures walking at right.

De twaalf maanden

A circular engraving labeled APRILIS shows gardeners working in rectangular planting beds before a moated castle with a round tower. Two elegantly dressed figures stroll along a path at right, while others dig and tend plants in the foreground, with a tree and distant fields beyond.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
1578-1582
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3892 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: Abril: jardineros cuidando los cuadros de un huerto

Un grabado circular con la inscripción APRILIS muestra jardineros trabajando en cuadros de siembra rectangulares frente a un castillo con torre redonda y foso. Dos figuras bien vestidas pasean por un sendero a la derecha, mientras otras cavan y cuidan plantas en primer plano.

Português: Abril: jardineiros cuidando os canteiros de um jardim

Uma gravura circular com a inscrição APRILIS mostra jardineiros trabalhando em canteiros retangulares diante de um castelo com torre redonda e fosso. Duas figuras elegantemente vestidas passeiam por uma trilha à direita, enquanto outras cavam e cuidam das plantas em primeiro plano.

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