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Circular engraving of a formal garden with gardeners working beds, a tall tree, a turreted manor house on the right, and a town in the distance.

De twaalf maanden

A circular engraving shows a formal walled garden with raised beds, a tall young tree, and gardeners tending plants at the lower left. Two elegantly dressed figures stroll on the right beside a turreted brick manor house, while a town and church spire appear in the distance.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
1578-1582
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3936 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: labores en el jardín, de Los doce meses

Un grabado circular muestra un jardín formal amurallado con parterres elevados, un árbol joven y alto, y jardineros trabajando las plantas en la parte inferior izquierda. A la derecha, dos figuras elegantemente vestidas pasean junto a una casa señorial de ladrillo con torre, y al fondo se ven un pueblo y una torre de iglesia.

Português: Abril: trabalhos no jardim, de Os doze meses

Uma gravura circular mostra um jardim formal murado com canteiros elevados, uma árvore jovem e alta e jardineiros cuidando das plantas na parte inferior esquerda. À direita, duas figuras elegantemente vestidas passeiam ao lado de uma casa senhorial de tijolos com torre, e ao fundo aparecem uma cidade e a torre de uma igreja.

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