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Engraving of a city square with classical buildings and a horseman on a rearing horse, figures in the foreground, and the caption FEBRUARIUS below.

Twaalf maanden

An engraved print of a city street with classical buildings receding toward a distant church, a horseman on a rearing horse at the center and figures gathered in the foreground. A stone balcony at left holds two men, and the caption FEBRUARIUS is inscribed beneath the scene in capital letters.

Artist
Simon Frisius
Date
1611
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3005 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: Febrero: calle de ciudad con jinete, grabado

Un grabado de una calle urbana con edificios clásicos que se alejan hacia una iglesia distante, un jinete sobre un caballo encabritado en el centro y figuras reunidas en primer plano. Un balcón de piedra a la izquierda sostiene a dos hombres, y el título FEBRERO aparece inscrito bajo la escena en letras mayúsculas.

Português: Fevereiro: rua de cidade com cavaleiro, gravura

Uma gravura de uma rua urbana com edifícios clássicos que se afastam em direção a uma igreja distante, um cavaleiro sobre um cavalo empinado no centro e figuras reunidas em primeiro plano. Uma sacada de pedra à esquerda abriga dois homens, e a legenda FEBRARIUS está gravada sob a cena em letras maiúsculas.

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