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Three Months

Franz Brun

1584

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Allegory

Dominant colour

Three Months is a 1584 ink by Franz Brun, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Franz Brun
When & what style?: 1584 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

You see a tiny engraving called *Three Months*. It’s just 4 inches wide. A woman nurses a baby in a bare room. The artist, Franz Brun, made three prints like this. They show life’s first months: feeding, washing, sleeping. Tiny details pop because of cross-hatching—a way to shade with lines. Look up *Albrecht Dürer* to see another artist who loved engraving.