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Circular engraving labelled MAIVS: figures in a garden with a brick manor house, trees, and a group seated in the foreground.

May: garden scene with figures, from The Twelve Months

A circular engraving labelled MAIVS shows a garden scene with a brick manor house at left, tall trees framing the view, and a small medallion at top. In the foreground, a group of figures sits and reclines on the left, while a standing couple in long dress stands at right beside a peacock.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
1578-1582
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3844 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1582.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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