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The Peasant Wedding or the Twelve Months: 1-Fabianus Jenner 2-Mathias Hornung

Hans Sebald Beham

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white engraving of four people in old-fashioned clothing. The people wear puffy and gathered clothing such as robes and cloaks. Two of the people are men and two appear to be women. They wear hats or head coverings. The man on the right holds a sword. There are numbers and names written in black text at the top of the engraving: - "FABIANVS IENNER" on the left - "MATHIAS HORNVNG" on the right In the center of the engraving is more text reading "ONFANG DES IARS VMD MONAT 1546". The background includes some grass and rocks at the bottom. The engraving is signed "HSB".

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1263 × 873 px
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