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Prairial (May 20 – June 18)
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Prairial (May 20 – June 18)

Salvatore Tresca · 1792 - 1794 · stipple engraving; etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Personification of Prairial, or Meadow Month (Gemini, 20 May – 18 June) as a standing woman under a tree, scythe in hand, with the other hand playing with a bird. In the background, fields are being harvested.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printagricultural implements: scytheharvestJune'Giugno' (Ripa)May'Maggio' (Ripa)Gemini (zodiacal sign of May)
Credit linePrairial (20 mei – 18 juni). 1792 - 1794. Salvatore Tresca. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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