The Twelve Months: May
Public domain (CC0). Shown at web resolution; the full download is at the foot of this page.

The Twelve Months: May

TitleThe Twelve Months: May
ArtistJan van de Velde II (Dutch, 1593–1641)
Date1608–18 17th century
Mediumetching
ClassificationPrint
OriginNetherlands Netherlands
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Twelve Months: May, 1608–18. Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, 1593–1641). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1960.143.6
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

About this artwork

“The Twelve Months: May” is a work by Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, 1593–1641), dated 1608–18. It is executed in etching 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).

Explore the context

The artist

This work is attributed to Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, 1593–1641). Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.

More by Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, 1593–1641) →

The medium

Catalogued as print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.

Public-domain prints →

The period

Dated to 1608–18. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.

17th Century art →

The origin

Recorded origin: Netherlands. Browse more public-domain art from Netherlands.

Art from Netherlands →

The collection

Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.

More from The Cleveland Museum of Art →

Keep exploring

By the same hand

Zoom out

High-resolution image collections

Browse ready-to-use, print-ready image packs.

See the collections ›

Or download just this one image (low-res) ›