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Engraving of figures fishing from a rowboat on a river, with trees, distant hills and a flying figure in the sky.

Twaalf maanden

A black-and-white engraving of a river landscape where figures in a small rowing boat use a large fan-shaped net, while a fisherman on the bank and a flying figure in the sky complete the scene. Fine parallel hatching shapes the clouds, trees and distant hills, and the word AUGUSTUS is engraved below the image.

Artist
Simon Frisius
Date
1611
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3070 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1611.
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: Doce meses: agosto, pesca en un río

Grabado en blanco y negro de un paisaje fluvial donde varias figuras en un pequeño bote de remos usan una gran red en forma de abanico, mientras un pescador en la orilla y una figura voladora en el cielo completan la escena. Trazos finos y paralelos dan forma a las nubes, los árboles y las colinas lejanas, y la palabra AUGUSTUS aparece grabada debajo de la imagen.

Português: Doze meses: agosto, pesca em um rio

Gravura em preto e branco de uma paisagem fluvial onde figuras num pequeno barco a remo usam uma grande rede em forma de leque, enquanto um pescador na margem e uma figura voadora no céu completam a cena. Hachuras finas e paralelas moldam as nuvens, as árvores e as colinas distantes, e a palavra AUGUSTUS está gravada abaixo da imagem.

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