August is the harvest month. In the fields outside a little town the grain harvest is gathered in. To the left the grain is reaped with a scythe. It is bound into sheaves in the middle, and loaded on to a cart. In the foreground some labourers rest and slake their thirst.
Specifications
| Title | The Month August (Virgo) |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Engraving |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Diameter 143 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Adriaen Collaert
Designer: Hans Bol Publisher: Hans van Luyck |
| Accession number | L 1965/114 h (PK) |
| Credits | Purchased with the support of Lucas van Leyden Foundation, 1965 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1965 |
| Creation date | in circa 1581 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Het jaar rond met Bol (2004) |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Belgium > Western Europe > Europe |
