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The Harvesters (painting)
Painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565. It depicts the harvest time set in a landscape, in the months of July and August or late summer.[1] Nicolaes Jonghelinck, a merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp, commissioned this painting as part of a cycle of six paintings depicting various seasonal transitions during the year.[1]
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Artist | Pieter Bruegel the Elder |
Year | 1565 |
Type | Oil on wood |
Dimensions | 119 cm × 162 cm (46+7⁄8 in × 63+3⁄4 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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