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June

Pieter van der Borcht (I) · 1545 - 1608 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Summer landscape with summer scenes. June is the shearing month. Centrally stands the washing and shearing of the sheep and the sorting of their wool. In the background a meadow with cows. In the middle top the constellation Cancer. In this series of the twelve months, each month is depicted with the human activities typical for it, its climatic characteristics and its constellation.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJuni. 1545 - 1608. Pieter van der Borcht (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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