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Winter
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the foreground Aeolus, god of the wind. He sits on a cloud with the four wind directions. Around him lie winter fruits. In the background scenes of winter: people skating, gathering wood, the slaughter of cattle for the winter and winter storms. Above in the sky the three astrological signs of winter: Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a four-part series on the four seasons.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineWinter. 1570 - 1618. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.