Long narrow engraved strip with small scenes of figures working near farm buildings and trees, ending in a panel of inscribed text at the right.

Twelve Months frieze fragment, 1584

A narrow horizontal engraving strip divided into small scenes of figures at work in a rural setting, with farm buildings, trees, and a leafy landscape. At the far right, a rectangular panel carries lines of black inscription text.

Artist: anoniem
Date: 1584
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 4000 × 563 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1584.
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

16th century 1580s 1584 engraving printmaking landscape rijksmuseum twelve months calendar print frieze rural labour anonymous farm scene black and white