Peasant Life, This is a painting depicting daily peasant life on a dairy farm. The farm house stands on the left. In the foreground, peasants milk cows, churn butter, carry milk buckets, and package butter. In background, cows graze on rolling hills., c.1621

 Item — Box: 267
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s36-i1339

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Peasant Life, This is a painting depicting daily peasant life on a dairy farm. The farm house stands on the left. In the foreground, peasants milk cows, churn butter, carry milk buckets, and package butter. In background, cows graze on rolling hills.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.1279; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: Like his father Pieter Brueghel "the Elder", Jan Brueghel frequently illustrates peasant life; however, Jan Brueghel's work typically incorporates expansive landscapes.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1621

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: cows; landscape; animals; farms; trees; peasants; School: Flemish; Style period: Baroque; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 5.2; Image width (in.): 10.2in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: mounted; curling; yellowing; Print type: toned black and white; Support: canvas

General

Artist Status: Confirmed

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Repository Details

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