Summer (Aestas) from the series The Seasons, Pieter van der Heyden, 1570

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Summer (Aestas) from the series The Seasons, 1570, Engraving; first state of two, Sheet: 8 7/8 x 11 5/16 in. ( x cm), Prints, Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1525–1569), After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels), Conceived of as one of a four-part series on the seasons, this image represents the activities traditionally associated with the summer months: fruit picking for June, hay harvesting for July, and corn harvesting for August

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Size: 5174px × 4072px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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