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Circular engraving of a village in December with figures working by a table, a goat in the sky, and a tower and windmill on the hill.

De twaalf maanden

A circular engraving of December in a village: at left, figures work over a table beside a half-timbered house, while others carry loads along a path toward a tower and windmill. A goat, the zodiac sign Capricorn, floats in the sky above, and a kneeling figure sits in the foreground.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
1578-1582
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3960 × 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: Diciembre: escena de aldea con cabra y signo zodiacal, Adriaen Collaert

Un grabado circular de diciembre en una aldea: a la izquierda, unas figuras trabajan sobre una mesa junto a una casa con entramado de madera, mientras otras cargan bultos por un camino hacia una torre y un molino. Una cabra, signo zodiacal de Capricornio, flota en el cielo, y una figura arrodillada se sienta en primer plano.

Português: Dezembro: cena de aldeia com cabra e signo do zodíaco, Adriaen Collaert

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