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In this painting, which we think may represent April, a cooper makes a wooden barrel. He raises his mallet ready to strike the tool in his other hand. The work must be physically hard as he has tied a band of white cloth around his forehead to keep the sweat out of his eyes. The barrel will be used to store wine made from the grapes we see being pressed in the painting representing September.
Title
The Labours of the Months: April
Date
about 1580
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 13.6 x W 10.6 cm
Accession number
NG3109.4
Acquisition method
Layard Bequest, 1916
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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