3. Frederik Bloemaert (ca. 1610- ca. 1669)
after Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651)

Majus (May)

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Bloemaert, Majus (May)

Majus (May)

From a set of the Months, etching and engraving, LeBlanc 220, Hollstein 253 ii/ii, 128 x 168 mm. Fine impression on laid paper with thread margins. The fifth month is represented by a shepherd playing the bagpipe to his female companion. Despite its more recent association with Scotland and the military, the bagpipe was an instrument of wide circulation in Europe, appearing in many forms and under many names, but always associated with bucolic scenes and the peasantry.