The Four Seasons: Summer
| Title | The Four Seasons: Summer |
|---|---|
| Artist | Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, c. 1530–after 1572) |
| Date | 1570 16th century |
| Medium | engraving |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Netherlands, 16th century Netherlands |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Four Seasons: Summer, 1570. Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, c. 1530–after 1572), after Pieter Bruegel (Netherlandish, c. 1525/30–1569). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charlotte Ekker and Charlotte Van der Veer Memorial Fund, 1995.16 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Four Seasons: Summer” is a work by Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, c. 1530–after 1572), dated 1570. It is executed in engraving and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Recorded origin: Netherlands, 16th century. Browse more public-domain art from Netherlands.
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