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Allegory of Summer

Engraver: Jacob Matham; Artist: after Hendrick Goltzius

standing nude male figure wearing a crown of wheat and holding a sheaf of wheat in his PL arm and a small bouquet of wheat in his PR hand; field workers harvesting in background at bottom; symbols for Leo, Cancer and Virgo in sky; skull with hair blowing wind in sky at right; round image

Date
1589
In our collection
since May the 13th, 2011 up to now
Dimensions
11 5/16 x 11 in. (28.73 x 27.94 cm) (sheet)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Engraving
Price
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Composition
oxygen81%
iron13%
atium3%
cadmium2%
zinc1%