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The Peasant Wedding or the Twelve Months

Hans Sebald Beham

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white drawing of four people in old-fashioned clothing. Two men and one woman are on the left side, and one man and one woman are on the right side. The man on the left wears a hat with a curved feather, a long coat, and knee-high boots. He walks to the left. The woman behind him wears a head covering and a long dress. The man on the right wears a similar hat with a curved feather, a long coat, and knee-high boots. He holds a sword in his left hand and gestures with his right hand. A woman stands next to him, wearing a head covering and a long dress. She gestures with her right hand. The background is a light brown color with some grass and rocks at the bottom. There are several lines of text at the top of the image, including "FABIANVS", "IENNER", "MATHIAS HORNVNG", and "ONFANG DES IARS VND MONAT".

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900 × 622 px
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