Personifications of summer and winter at a bow with constellations, Jan van de Velde (II), 1608 - 1618 print The personification of the summer (left) and winter (right), with food and attributes that belong to them. In the young woman, representing summer (aestas) a lute, flowers and plants. With the old woman, representing winter (Hyems) skating a foot stew and a warm pot in her hands. In the middle grapes, pumpkins and waffles. Behind it an arc on which the symbols of the constellations and in the middle the title. Title print for a series of twelve months. Amsterdam paper etching summer, 'A
Personifications of summer and winter at a bow with constellations, Jan van de Velde (II), 1608 - 1618 print The personification of the summer (left) and winter (right), with food and attributes that belong to them. In the young woman, representing summer (aestas) a lute, flowers and plants. With the old woman, representing winter (Hyems) skating a foot stew and a warm pot in her hands. In the middle grapes, pumpkins and waffles. Behind it an arc on which the symbols of the constellations and in the middle the title. Title print for a series of twelve months. Amsterdam paper etching summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa). winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa). warming oneself at a fire (or hearth, stove, fire-pan, brazier). zodiac; the twelve zodiacal signs together. fruits: pumpkin. bunch of grapes
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