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Autumn
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Autumn

Philips Galle · 1563 · engraving; paper

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

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In the foreground an older man, the personification of Autumn. In his hands the cornucopia. In the background autumn scenes: ploughing and sowing farmers, the grape harvest and the slaughter of livestock. Above in the sky the three astrological signs of autumn: Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a four-part series on the four seasons.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHerfst. 1563. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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