Spring

Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, 1525–1569)

Pieter Bruegel, the Elder (Netherlandish, about 1525–1569)

Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, 1510–1570)

1570

Medium/TechniqueEngraving and etching

DimensionsPlatemark: 22.9 x 28.8 cm (9 x 11 5/16 in.)
Sheet: 25.5 x 31.3 cm (10 1/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund

Accession number33.557

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InscriptionsIn plate, within image: Bruegel.inuet. In plate, at lower right: H. Cock. excud. 1570 In plate, at lower left: Martius, Aprilis, Maius, sunt tempora ueris. [March, April, and May are the months of Spring] In plate, in cartouche, at center: VER/Pueritie comper [Spring, similar to childhood]; Vere Venus gaudet florentibus aurea sertis. [In Spring golden Venus rejoices in garlands of blooming flowers]

ProvenanceMay 22 - 24, 1933, C. G. Boerner (dealer) sale, Leipzig, one of 4 prints in lot 199; July 20, 1933, purchased from that sale by the MFA. (Accession Date: July 20, 1933)