July and August  1546

Medium: [br]Engraving This print is one of Sebald Beham's "Twelve Months" or "Peasants' Feast" series, which he completed around 1546. As in other engravings from the series, this scene depicts the festivities of medieval peasant life: couples celebrating, socialising, and dancing. The names "Iacob Hewmon" and "Laurencius Augstmon" let us know that the months illustrate...