The scene depicted by Fiammingo shows the typical labours of the European peasantry in the second half of the 16th century at a particular time of the year. Various actions can be seen, ranging from gathering and making butter in the foreground, to milking cows for milk in the background, and in the distance, hunting for meat and skins to make coats and grazing. All of this is set in an idealised bucolic environment.
Collection: Images
Project: 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe.
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (119 x 171 cm)
Source: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: Second half of the 16th century
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: P000036
Copyright: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Abstract: A group of peasants engaged in rural activities in early modern Europe
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CampesinadocampesinosCosechasEuropaFloresHistoria de la FamiliaHistoria ruralMantequillaMuseo del PradoOrdeñarSiglo XVI
