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Labors of the Months of April and May
Garden and grove set the stage for men and women whose amorous encounters illustrate the labors of the months of April and May. The garden on the left celebrates courtly, or unattainable, love: lovers exchange furtive glances before a flowery bower woven through a willow fence, while three court ladies weave garlands of roses. The scene to the right illustrates a more carnal love: the horse's toothy grin reflects the playful mood of the lovers' escapade in the woods.
Provenance
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Jean Lallemant the Younger (d. 1548) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Gruel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2012 | Paradise Imagined: Images of the Garden in the Islamic and Christian World. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Tours (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 1/16 x W: 4 3/4 in. (18 x 12 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.451.14v
