The Twelve Months: December
1613
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1613
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Twelve Months: December is a 1613 by Jan van de Velde, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy winter harbor scene under a full moon. Ships sit docked in the background, their masts tall and crowded. On the shore, people bundle up in hats and coats—some shovel snow, others carry barrels or gather around a small fire. A church with a cross glows in the distance, and a tall windmill stands behind it. Notice how the artist used only black and white to show depth, making the moonlit snow sparkle. The text below hints at Christmas, with a Latin phrase about light and birth. If you like this style, look up Baroque next.
Jan van de Velde the younger (1593 – c. 1 November 1641) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker, mostly of animal, landscape and still-life subjects. He was the son of Jan van de Velde the Elder and the father of…
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