The Twelve Months: January
1613
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1613
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Twelve Months: January is a 1613 by Jan van de Velde, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a quiet winter village by a frozen river. People are bundled up, some shoveling snow, others walking near houses with thatched roofs. Bare trees line the street, and a church tower rises in the background. The text at the top reads "Ianuarius," marking this as January. The frozen river has a small boat stuck in the ice, and a dog sits nearby. Next, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more prints like this.
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…
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
