This engraving shows an Italian landscape with the occupations of the months of November (left) and December (right). On the left, trees are pruned, branches are gathered and transported by donkey. In the foreground, pigs are eating the nuts that have fallen from the trees. On the right are shepherds with a herd of goats. In the background in a clearing in the village, a pig is being slaughtered. Depicted in the sky are the signs of the zodiac: Sagittarius and Capricorn.
| Artist |
Aegidius II Sadeler
RKD
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Aegidius Sadeler
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| Title | November and December |
| Date | 1615 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
burin engraving
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-LO-4 |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-LO-4 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8899/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055866
allegory (artistic device)
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
23I42
November; 'Novembre' (Ripa)
Iconclass
23I43 December; 'Decembre' (Ripa) Iconclass 23K42 November and its 'labours' Iconclass 23K43 December and its 'labours' Iconclass 23L42 landscape symbolizing November Iconclass 23L43 landscape symbolizing December Iconclass 23O11 Capricorn (zodiacal sign of December) Iconclass 23O43 Sagittarius (zodiacal sign of November) Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H114 low hill country Iconclass 25I2 village Iconclass 300236227 townscapes (representations) AAT 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 41C691 slaughtered ox or pig Iconclass 46A14 farmers Iconclass 46AA14 farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife Iconclass 46C13142 ass, donkey Iconclass 47B1814 butcher, slaughterman Iconclass 47I212 pig Iconclass 47I2124 driving pigs to the wood to eat acorns Iconclass 47I214 goat Iconclass 47I221 herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc. Iconclass 47I2211 herd, flock Iconclass 47I228 cattle driving, cattle driver Iconclass 47I84 woodcutting, woodcutter ~ forestry Iconclass 47I85 woodgathering, woodgatherer Iconclass 61D(ITALY) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (ITALY) Iconclass |
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