(12 Month's of the year)

Complete set of the 12 month's after Joan Anthony de Pauli (Giovanni Antonio de Paoli, c. 1589-1630) and etched by Antonio Tempesta, also called il Tempestino, (1555 – 5 August 1630). Tempesta was an Italian painter and engraver, whose art acted as a point of connection between Baroque Rome and the culture of Antwerp.
He was born and trained in Florence and painted in a variety of styles, influenced to some degree by "Counter-Maniera" or Counter-Mannerism. He enrolled in the Florentine Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in 1576. He was a pupil of Santi di Tito, then of the Flemish painter Joannes Stradanus. He was part of the large team of artists working under Giorgio Vasari on the interior decoration of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.
His favourite subjects were battles, cavalcades, and processions. He relocated to Rome, where he associated with artists from the Habsburg Netherlands, which may have led to his facility with landscape painting.

Tempesta is now best known as a printmaker in etching and engraving.

Gennaro (January): Kitchen scene.
Febraro (February): Jousting tournament.
Marzo (March): Hunting and shepherds,
Aprile (April): Gardening,
Maggio (May): Falcon and dog hunting,
Giugno (June): Harvest, shearing sheep and washing wool.
Luglio (July): Harvest and threshing.
Agosto (August): Fishing and swimming.
Settembre (September): Grape harvest and making wine.
Ottobre (October): Sowing and ploughing.
Novembre (November): Duck hunting, pigs rooting in the forest, and forestry.
Dicembre (December) Village scene with Inn and peasants slaughtering pigs.