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Winter

Gerard de Lairesse · 1675 · etching; paper

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

About this work

The god of the wind, Aeolus, sits on a cloud with a bare branch in his hand and stands as a symbol for Winter. He is surrounded by three personified months. One holds a cornucopia filled with roots, a second carries an olive branch and has already coughed and hidden in his cloak. The head of the third Month is covered with a fur cap. The print is part of a four-part series of prints on the four seasons.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineWinter. 1675. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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