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October: ploughing (Scorpio)
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October: ploughing (Scorpio)

Antonio Tempesta · 1599 · etching; paper

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

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Depiction of human activity in the month of October. Landscape with farmers sowing and plowing. In the center above, the symbol for the zodiac sign Scorpio. Italian verse and title in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printfarmersScorpio (zodiacal sign of October)sowingploughing
Credit lineOktober: ploegen (schorpioen). 1599. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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