New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Spring from The Four Seasons

Artist Hendrick van Schoel (Flemish (active Rome), died 1622)

ArtistAfter Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534-1593)

CultureFlemish

Dateca. 1590

MediumEngraving on laid paper

Dimensions7 7/8 x 10 in. (20 x 25.4 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)

InscribedLower right: Stamped with collector's mark of Friedrich August II (1797-1854), king of Saxony

PortfolioThe Four Seasons

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number96.10.1

Not on view

DescriptionThis engraving is a proof impression depicting a panoramic landscape, and the seasonal human activities occurring during spring.

Label TextHendrick van Schoel Flemish (active Rome), died 1622 clockwise from top left Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall 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.