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The Twelve Months: Peasant's Feast
The Twelve Months: Peasant's Feast

The Twelve Months: Peasant's Feast

Datefirst half 16th century
Label TextThis print is from a series of ten images devoted to seasonal peasant life, stemming from the traditional assumption that peasants were closer to nature's cycles. The modeling is cruder and harsher than in Beham's other work; close examination has revealed these prints to be extremely close copies of the originals, probably created shortly afterward to disseminate the popular imagery to a wider audience. Such copying was a common practice once the original plates wore out.
Object number35.291.6
Credit LineManson F. Backus Memorial Collection
Dimensions5.9 x 8 cm
MediumPrint
The Twelve Months: January and February
first half 16th century
Object number: 35.291.1
The Twelve Months: March and April
first half 16th century
Object number: 35.291.2
The Twelve Months: May and June
first half 16th century
Object number: 35.291.3
The Twelve Months: September and October
first half 16th century
Object number: 35.291.4
The Twelve Months: The Year's End
first half 16th century
Object number: 35.291.5
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
ca. 1821
Object number: 44.307
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
ca. 1821
Object number: 44.314
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
ca. 1821
Object number: 44.323
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
ca. 1821
Object number: 44.328
Two Peasants
17th century
Object number: 52.31
Dancing Peasants
16th century
Object number: 52.39
Peasant at Market
first half 16th century
Object number: 35.120.1