The Twelve Months: October
1613
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1613
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Twelve Months: October is a 1613 by Jan van de Velde, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a busy farm scene in October. People are harvesting grapes from vines, while others tend to animals or carry baskets. In the background, a large building sits on a hill, with a bridge crossing a river. The sky is clear, and trees line the scene, giving it a crisp, autumn feel. Notice how the artist uses simple lines and shading to show depth and activity. The text at the bottom is in Latin, describing the harvest. Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more prints like this one.
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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