Labours of the Months

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artistic motif iconographic cycle medieval art theme

Labours of the Months is a traditional medieval and Renaissance artistic cycle depicting characteristic human activities and seasonal labors for each month of the year.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artistic motif ⓘ iconographic cycle ⓘ medieval art theme ⓘ
associatedWith	Christian liturgical year ⓘ Renaissance art ⓘ medieval art ⓘ
commonLocation	book of hours ⓘ cathedral sculpture ⓘ church portals ⓘ liturgical calendar ⓘ mosaic decoration ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ
continuedInPeriod	Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts	agricultural work ⓘ human activities ⓘ rural life ⓘ seasonal festivities ⓘ seasonal labors ⓘ
developedInPeriod	High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Labors of the Months NERFINISHED ⓘ Months of the Year cycle ⓘ Occupations of the Months NERFINISHED ⓘ Works of the Months NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	April labour ⓘ August labour ⓘ December labour ⓘ February labour ⓘ January labour ⓘ July labour ⓘ June labour ⓘ March labour ⓘ May labour ⓘ November labour ⓘ October labour ⓘ September labour ⓘ
oftenCombinedWith	Zodiac signs ⓘ
represents	agricultural year ⓘ cyclical nature of time ⓘ relationship between humans and seasons ⓘ
typicalDepiction	feasting in January ⓘ feasting or warming by the fire in December ⓘ gardening in April ⓘ grape harvest in September ⓘ harvesting grain in July ⓘ hawking or courting in May ⓘ haymaking in June ⓘ pruning vines in March ⓘ slaughtering pigs in November ⓘ sowing in October ⓘ threshing or harvesting in August ⓘ warming by the fire in February ⓘ

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Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder → series → Labours of the Months ⓘ

subject surface form: Hunters in the Snow