ABEL GRIMMER - SEASONS Spring in 1607 Abel Grimmer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons - A series of paintings about the seasons, painted by Flemish old master Abel Grimmer (1570-1618) who was born and died in Antwerp. - Oil on board. - Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp. - Grimmer specialized in the Four Seasons and the 12 Months in his landscapes. - In the spring, the crops are planted and the vines are thinned. Abel Grimmer specialized in small-scale landscape paintings depicting rural Flemish scenes, often incorporating seasonal motifs and rural activities such as peasant labor or leisure, which marked a shift toward naturalistic observation over purely symbolic representation. (grokipedia.com) Summer in 1607 Abel Grimmer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons - In the summer the Flemish harvest the wheat. Autumn in 1607 Abel Grimmer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons - In the fall they butcher the livestock and store for the winter. Winter in 1607 Abel Grimmer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons - In the winter the Flemish relax and enjoy the frozen lake. Pilgrims Abel Grimmer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons - The pilgrims returned and Abel Grimmer belonged to the St. Luke painters' guild. Grimmer Grimmer - Seasons - Page 2

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