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Circular engraving of May: a couple strolls a tree-lined path, figures gather at left, and a walled town lies beyond.

De twaalf maanden

An engraved circular scene labeled MAIVS shows a couple in long garments walking along a tree-lined path at right, while a group of figures gathers at lower left beneath tall trees. A walled town with turreted houses and a canal stretches across the background under a cloudy sky.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
1578-1582
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3905 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: Mayo: grabado de Los doce meses

Una escena grabada en círculo, rotulada MAIVS, muestra una pareja con vestidos largos caminando por un sendero bordeado de árboles a la derecha, mientras un grupo de figuras se reúne abajo a la izquierda bajo árboles altos. Al fondo se extiende una ciudad amurallada con casas de torreones y un canal bajo un cielo nublado.

Português: Maio: gravura de Os doze meses

Uma gravura circular, rotulada MAIVS, mostra um casal de vestes longas caminhando por uma alameda ladeada de árvores à direita, enquanto um grupo de figuras se reúne embaixo, à esquerda, sob árvores altas. Ao fundo, estende-se uma cidade murada com casas de torreões e um canal sob um céu nublado.

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