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Circular engraving of a city tower beside a frozen canal with skaters, figures on a platform, and a zodiac fish symbol in the sky.

De twaalf maanden

A circular engraving shows a walled city tower beside a frozen canal, where skaters and figures move across the ice while others stand on a wooden platform in the foreground. A small zodiac fish sign appears in the sky above, and the word FEBRVARIVS is inscribed at the top.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
1578-1582
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3966 × 4000 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: Febrero: figuras en un canal helado junto a una torre

Un grabado circular muestra una torre urbana junto a un canal congelado, donde patinadores y figuras se desplazan sobre el hielo mientras otras personas están de pie en una plataforma de madera en primer plano. En el cielo aparece un pez, signo zodiacal, y en la parte superior se lee la palabra FEBRVARIVS.

Português: Fevereiro: figuras em um canal congelado junto a uma torre

Uma gravura circular mostra uma torre urbana ao lado de um canal congelado, onde patinadores e outras figuras se movem sobre o gelo enquanto pessoas ficam em uma plataforma de madeira em primeiro plano. No céu aparece um peixe, signo do zodíaco, e no topo lê-se a palavra FEBRVARIVS.

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