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Engraving of a man sowing seed from a sack across a furrowed field, with a plowman and oxen in the distance and a harrow in the foreground.

Twaalf maanden

An engraving in a decorative border shows a man in a short tunic striding left across a foreground furrowed field, scattering seed from a sack. Beyond, a plowman drives oxen across fields near trees, a harrow lies in the lower right, and hills and a village complete the landscape.

Artist
Etienne Delaune
Date
1566
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3288 × 2458 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

Español: Siembra y arado de septiembre, grabado Twaalf maanden

Un grabado con marco ornamental muestra a un hombre con túnica corta avanzando hacia la izquierda por un campo labrado en primer plano, esparciendo semillas de un saco. Al fondo, un labrador conduce bueyes entre árboles, una grada yace a la derecha y colinas con un pueblo completan el paisaje.

Português: Semeadura e arado de setembro, gravura Twaalf maanden

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