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画作名称:
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The Labours of the Months: August |
中文名称:
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每月的劳动:八月 |
画 家:
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意大利人(Italian, Venetian) |
作品年份:
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about 1580 年 |
原作材质:
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布面油画 |
画作尺寸:
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13.6 × 10.6 cm |
馆藏链接:
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英国国家美术馆(The National Gallery, London) |
备注信息:
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This is one of 12 small pictures that together show the ‘labours of the months’ – the activities that take place each month throughout the farming year.
The labourer in this scene, which may represent August, is so exhausted that he has fallen asleep. He sits beside a tree, his head resting on his crossed arms, his elbows on a stone bench, his eyes shut. Perhaps he has been picking grapes or fruit.
The 12 small pictures in this group show the ‘labours of the months’ – the activities that take place each month throughout the farming year. They were painted on canvas and then each glued to a wooden panel. It is possible they were made to decorate the recessed panels of a pair of doors. The paintings seem to have been planned in pairs with the figures facing each other, and they are currently displayed in two frames in groups of six.
The labourer in this scene, which may represent August, is so exhausted that he has fallen asleep. He sits beside a tree, his head resting on his crossed arms, his elbows on a stone bench, his eyes shut. Perhaps he has been picking grapes or fruit.