Three tile panels with Autumn, Summer and Spring, by Johannes Aelmis (I), c. 1760 - c. 1780
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Three tile panels with Autumn, Summer and Spring

Also titled Drie tegeltableaus met de jaargetijden Herfst, Zomer en Lente

Johannes Aelmis (I) (Rotterdam, 1674–1755)

c. 1760 - c. 1780

Medium
earthenware, tin glaze
Classification
tile tableau
Dimensions
height 91 cm x width 52 cm
Museum
Rijksmuseum
Credit line
Gift of the heirs of A. Isaac, Amsterdam
Rights
Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

View at the Rijksmuseum

About this work

Couples with individual attributes represent three of the four seasons. An elegant, Rococo border frames the scenes. The panels probably come from a room once decorated with tiles.