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Plate depicting the month of March
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Plate depicting the month of March

Pierre Raymond · 1561 · gild; emailleren; copper (metal); gold (metal); email

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

In Limoges, plates were usually made in series, among others with the Twelve Months of the year. According to the inscription on the edge of this plate, it depicts March. A couple on horseback, however, is usually interpreted as representing the love that blossoms in May.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBord voorstellend de maand maart. 1561. Pierre Raymond. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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