December
Jan van de Velde II
The development of landscape (natural scenery without biblical or historical narrative content) as an independent genre in 16th-century Europe was, in part, dependant upon illustrated calendars in medieval manuscripts. Each month was decorated with a sign from the zodiac and a seasonal labour (The Labours of the Month), representing the passage of both astrological time and terrestrial time.
December
Jan van de Velde II
The development of landscape (natural scenery without biblical or historical narrative content) as an independent genre in 16th-century Europe was, in part, dependant upon illustrated calendars in medieval manuscripts. Each month was decorated with a sign from the zodiac and a seasonal labour (The Labours of the Month), representing the passage of both astrological time and terrestrial time.