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Engraving of two farm workers tilling a field beside a burning village, framed by ornamental armour and cannon motifs.

Twelve Months: Labourers Tilling a Field Before a Burning Village

An engraved scene in a decorative border shows two labourers working a field in the foreground, one swinging a tool while the other bends over the soil. Behind them a village burns under a smoky sky, with a church spire and houses set among trees.

Artist
Etienne Delaune
Date
1566
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3372 × 2570 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1566.
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