Autumn
Maker
(artist)
1534-1593
(engraver)
ca. 1530-after 1572 (Life dates)
(publisher)
ca.1510-1570 (Life dates)
1534-1593
(engraver)
ca. 1530-after 1572 (Life dates)
(publisher)
ca.1510-1570 (Life dates)
Title
Autumn
Date of Production
1570
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Height: 22.8 cm
Width: 28.7 cm
Width: 28.7 cm
Accession Number
G.1978.PG.4
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Rather than reproducing a painting, this Renaissance print, published by Hieronymus Cock (1510-70), is conceived as a work in its own right. Pig slaughtering, which traditionally took place in autumn, dominates the foreground, while various activities associated with harvesting populate the background. Details such as the troughs of boiling water used to remove the pigs’ hair underline the illustrative character of the image. The Latin inscription, which describes the gifts of autumn, firmly places the peasants’ labours within the cycle of the seasons.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Special Display - Drawing Peasants, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/09/2010-10/02/2011
About Time, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/02/2000-30/05/2000
Gallery 4 display, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2000 (July)
About Time, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/02/2000-30/05/2000
Gallery 4 display, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2000 (July)
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscribed : printed : lower left within image & recto : : H. Bol.//
Inscription: inscribed : printed : lower right within image & recto : : Cock. excu. //
Inscription: inscribed : printed : lower left margin & recto : : Septembri, Octobri Autumnus, totóque Nouémbri. //
Inscription: inscribed : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : AVTVMNVS / Virilitatis tÿpus. //
Inscription: inscribed : printed : lower right margin & recto : : Dat musto granidas Autumnus pomifer unas. //
Inscription: inscribed : printed : lower right within image & recto : : Cock. excu. //
Inscription: inscribed : printed : lower left margin & recto : : Septembri, Octobri Autumnus, totóque Nouémbri. //
Inscription: inscribed : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : AVTVMNVS / Virilitatis tÿpus. //
Inscription: inscribed : printed : lower right margin & recto : : Dat musto granidas Autumnus pomifer unas. //
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