Monogrammist ATP, The four seasons: Hyems (Winter). 1537

The Four Seasons, Hyems (= Winter)

Plate 4/4: Winter. Allegorical scene with a large chariot consisting of trees on a road at centre, carrying the personification of Winter ('Hyems') and the god Janus, preceded and followed by other gods and personifications (e.g. Vulcanus and Somnus at left; Horror and Tenebre at right), three banners beyond with names of months (December, Ianuarius and Februarius) and the respective zodiac signs (ram, aquarius and pisces) Woodcut (two blocks printed on two sheets pasted together)

Colf players can be seen between the labels Januarius and Februarius

Woodcut on paper. Print made by Dutch 'Monogrammist ATP'. 341 (trimmed) x 486 mm. Unmounted.

Inscriptions

• Labelled above each figure.

• Kettered in top centre: "Ouid.2.metamorph. / Et glacialis Hyems anos hirluta capillos.".

British Museum, London (E,9.199)

Literature

• Hollstein 4