Who created "May, from The Twelve Months"?

May, from The Twelve Months was created by Pieter van der Borcht in c. 1574.

When was "May, from The Twelve Months" created?

This artwork was created c. 1574.

What medium is "May, from The Twelve Months"?

May, from The Twelve Months is Etching from two plates on ivory laid paper.

Is "May, from The Twelve Months" in the public domain?

Yes, May, from The Twelve Months is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

May, from The Twelve Months

Pieter van der Borcht

c. 1574

Medium

Etching from two plates on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 19.8 × 24.2 cm (7 13/16 × 9 9/16 in.); sheet: 30 × 37.6 cm (11 13/16 × 14 13/16 in.)

Classification

etching

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

267958

Art Historical Context

Step into the vibrant world of 16th-century Flemish countryside with *May, from The Twelve Months*, an etching by Pieter van der Borcht, created around 1574. Van der Borcht, a skilled Antwerp engraver influenced by the likes of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, crafted this as part of a series personifying the seasons through bustling rural scenes. These prints captured the rhythm of peasant life, blending meticulous detail with a celebration of nature's cycles—a hallmark of Netherlandish Renaissance art amid the region's prosperity and Protestant Reformation tensions. Printed from two plates on deli...

May, from The Twelve Months

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