In the foreground is the personification of Summer: an adult man, crowned with a wreath of corn. In his hands he holds several ears of corn. In the background are summer scenes: farmers haying and harvesting; sheep being washed and sheared and a shepherd with his sheep. Above in the sky are the three astrological signs of summer: Cancer, Leo and Virgo. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series on the four seasons.
| Artist |
Philips Galle
RKD
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Maarten van Heemskerck
RKD
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| Title | Summer (Aestas), from the series The Four Seasons |
| Date | 1563 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Haarlem TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-PR |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-PR |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11758/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055866
allegory (artistic device)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
23D43
summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa)
Iconclass
23E43 summer ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) Iconclass 23F43 summer landscape; landscape symbolizing summer (the four seasons of the year) Iconclass 23O31 Cancer (zodiacal sign of June) Iconclass 23O32 Leo (zodiacal sign of July) Iconclass 23O33 Virgo (zodiacal sign of August) Iconclass 24A sun as celestial body Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 41A17 farm (building) Iconclass 41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket Iconclass 46A14 farmers Iconclass 46AA14 farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife Iconclass 47I111 cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet) Iconclass 47I1111 ears of corn Iconclass 47I14 harvest Iconclass 47I141 reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest Iconclass 47I1431 hay-cock Iconclass 47I15(SCYTHE) agricultural implements: scythe Iconclass 47I15(SICKLE) agricultural implements: sickle Iconclass 47I17(HAY) agricultural products and by-products: hay Iconclass 47I213 sheep Iconclass 47I2211 herd, flock Iconclass 47I224 shearing (sheep) Iconclass 47I228 cattle driving, cattle driver Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 48C7211 musician training pupils, music-lesson Iconclass 48C7354 bagpipe, musette Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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