November - feeding pigs on acorns
Sujet

November - feeding pigs on acorns

Légende

November - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). 'Novembre - La Glandée'. Swineherd with mastiff grazing his pigs among the oak trees, using a stick to knock down the acorns. The fattened pigs would then be slaughtered and salted to provide meat throughout the year. A page from the "Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry", a book of hours produced for Jean, Duc de Berry and commissioned from the Limbourg brothers. Made between c1412 and 1489, and regarded as one of the finest examples of European manuscript illumination, it is held at the Musee Condé, Chantilly, France. Published in "Verve - No. 7, Vol. II". [Verve, France, 1939]

Date

1939

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F19_444

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,7Mo (4,2Mo) / 26,3cm x 44,6cm / 3104 x 5263 (300dpi)

Restrictions

Pour toute publication ou diffusion de l'oeuvre, vous devez obtenir l'autorisation du musée de Condé - Fondation d'Aumale.

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