Winter, Gerard de Lairese, 1675 print The god of the wind, Aeolus, sits on a cloud with a bare branch in his hand and symbolizes the winter. He is surrounded by three personalized months. One holds a horn of abundance filled with carrots, a second carries an olive branch and has been hiding in his cloak while coughly. The head of the third month is covered with a fur hat. The print is part of a four -part series of prints about the four seasons. paper etching winter, 'hyemys'; 'Inverno' (ripe). (Story of) Aeolus, Guardian of the Winds; 'Eolo' (rippa)

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