Possible self-portrait of Bruegel, c. 1525-1569
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Harvesters
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Time out (for those in the foreground) to eat and rest. The others continue to labor.
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The harvest crop is carried by wagon to the port to be shipped to markets far away.
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In the middle distance, village folks are playing a game (stickball?) on a green field.
Life is not all labor and commerce for Bruegel’s Flemings.
