The Harvesters

Creator Name

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Cultural Context

Date

1565

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Painting

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Title

The Harvesters

Creator

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels, Artist

Worktype

Paintings

Cultural Context

Material

Oil on wood

Dimensions

Overall, including added strips at top, bottom, and right, 46 7/8 x 63 3/4 in. (119 x 162 cm); original painted surface 45 7/8 x 62 7/8 in. (116.5 x 159.5 cm);
height: 119.1centimetre;
width: 161.9centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

1565

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1919

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Food; Men; Women; Landscapes; Working; Eating

Topic

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Harvesters, 1565, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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