May: Engraving from The Twelve Months

An engraved circular scene labeled MAIVS shows a couple in long garments walking along a tree-lined path at right, while a group of figures gathers at lower left beneath tall trees. A walled town with turreted houses and a canal stretches across the background under a cloudy sky.

Artist

Adriaen Collaert

Date

1578-1582

Medium

Source

Rijksmuseum

Size

4000 × 3905 px

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