Summer from The Four Seasons
Artist
Hendrick van Schoel
(Flemish (active Rome), died 1622)
Artist
Hans Bol
(Flemish, 1534-1593)
CultureFlemish
Dateca. 1590
MediumEngraving on laid paper
Dimensions7 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (18.7 x 25.1 cm)
Overall, Mat (all four in series matted together): 24 × 28 in. (61 × 71.1 cm)
Overall, Frame (all four in series are framed together ): 25 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (64.8 × 74.9 cm)
Overall, Mat (all four in series matted together): 24 × 28 in. (61 × 71.1 cm)
Overall, Frame (all four in series are framed together ): 25 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (64.8 × 74.9 cm)
InscribedLR: Stamped with the collector's mark of Friedrich August II (1797-1854), king of Saxony: the initials F and A in ligature, surmounted by a crown and underscored with the Roman numeral II.
PortfolioThe Four Seasons
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number96.10.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis engraving depicts a visualization of the summer season with the human activities appropriate to that time of year.Label TextHendrick van Schoel Flemish (active Rome), died 1622 Summer from The Four Seasons, ca. 1590 Engraving on laid paper The lives and work of farmers appear in European art only in the 1500s, and were often tied to Bible stories or the changing seasons. The full series of prints depicts the same scene at different times of the year, showing how farm life was tied to the rhythms of nature and the cycle of life. Museum purchase 96.10.1–.4 Exhibition History"Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 25, 1996 - February 16, 1997. "Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006. "Serial Thrillers: The Lure of Old Master Print Series," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 1, 2015 - January 10, 2016. "The Agrarian Ideal: Monet, van Gogh, Homer," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 7, 2016 - January 8, 2017.Published References"La Chronique des Arts, L'AGE D'OR DE LA SCUPTURE A TOULOUSE", GAZETTE DES BEAUX-ARTS, March 1997, no. 1538.
