In the foreground is a somewhat elderly man, the personification of autumn. In his hands he holds the horn of plenty. In the background are autumn scenes: ploughing and sowing peasants, the grape harvest and the slaughter of cattle. Above in the sky, the three astrological signs of autumn are depicted: Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius. 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 | Autumn (Autumnus), 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-PS |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-PS |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11759/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055866
allegory (artistic device)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
23D44
autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa)
Iconclass
23E44 autumn ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) Iconclass 23F44 autumn landscape; landscape symbolizing autumn (the four seasons of the year) Iconclass 23O31 Cancer (zodiacal sign of June) Iconclass 23O41 Libra (zodiacal sign of September) Iconclass 23O43 Sagittarius (zodiacal sign of November) Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D16 old man Iconclass 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase Iconclass 41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket Iconclass 41C69 meat; still life of meat Iconclass 46A14 farmers Iconclass 46AA14 farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 47I123 ploughing Iconclass 47I131 sowing Iconclass 47I213 sheep Iconclass 47I42 viticulture, wine-growing; vintage Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 92B11221 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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