Description
Januarius: Three cherubs rake grain being stored for the winter.
Februarius: Two cherubs tend a fire, bringing in freshly chopped wood.
Martius: A group of cherubs prepares trees for gathering sap.
Aprilis: A cherub guides an ox pulling a plow, readying a field for sowing.
Maius: Cherubs are shown tending to a formal gardens.
Junius: Three cherubs tend to a collection of beehives, ready to gather honey.
Julius: Two cherubs rake and cut grasses for use as hay
Augustus: Three cherubs harvest and gather wheat as four people carry it off in the background.
September: Three cherubs pick ripened fruits from the trees of an orchard.
October: Two cherubs gather grapes to prepare for wine making.
November: Four cherubs chop down large trees to make a clearing.
December: Three cherubs warm themselves around a fire they have built among newly felled trees.
References:
Bénézit, E. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs. France: Librairie Gründ, 1966. Vol. 3, p. 122.
“Január. Johann Christoph Dehne.” Web Umenia. https://www.webumenia.sk/en/dielo/SVK:SNG.G_10098 (19 January 2021).
“Johann Christoph Dehne.” Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek. https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/person/gnd/123097789 (19 January 2021).