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May

Jan van de Velde (II) · 1618 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Landscape with an elegant company on a country road in front of a fortified house by a lake; the Beervout Hostede near Leiden, representing the month of May. At the top, the constellation associated with this month: Gemini. Fifth print from a series of twelve.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print landscape symbolizing May castle May and its 'labours'open-air recreation Gemini (zodiacal sign of May)Alphen aan den Rijn

Credit lineMei. 1618. Jan van de Velde (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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