The Harvesters
Medium
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)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
19.164
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Art Historical Context
**The Harvesters**, painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565, is a masterful oil-on-wood panel that captures the vibrancy of rural life in the Netherlands during the Northern Renaissance. Bruegel, renowned for his innovative genre scenes of peasants and expansive landscapes, elevates everyday labor into a celebration of human harmony with nature. This work, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Artacquired via the Rogers Fund in 191), originally measured about 46 x 63 inches, though added strips at the top, bottom, and right suggest later alterations to enhance its panoramic scope. Oil on wood ...