The Land of Cockaigne

Creator Name

Attributed to Pieter van der Heyden;
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Cultural Context

Date

after 1570?

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Title

The Land of Cockaigne

Creator

Attributed to Pieter van der Heyden, Netherlandish, ca. 1525–1569, Artist;
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Material

Engraving; first state of three

Dimensions

Plate: 8 3/16 x 11 in. (20.8 x 27.9 cm) Sheet: 9 1/8 x 11 15/16 in. (23.1 x 30.4 cm);
height: 23.1centimetre;
width: 30.4centimetre;
height: 20.8centimetre;
width: 27.9centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

after 1570?

Provenance

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Sleeping; Food; Pigs; Soldiers; Men; Farmers

Topic

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Attributed to Pieter van der Heyden, The Land of Cockaigne, after 1570?, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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