Peasant Collection (page 9)

15th century fashion on nobles from the court of Charles VI of France (1380-1422) (engraving)
XND76032 15th century fashion on nobles from the court of Charles VI of France (1380-1422) (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: representation of Isabelle of Baviera, John the Fearless)

The Nose Dance, after a 16th century woodcut by Nikolaus Meldemann. A rural German dance festival from the middle ages
955315 The Nose Dance, after a 16th century woodcut by Nikolaus Meldemann. A rural German dance festival from the middle ages

The plowing, c. 1910 (chromo)
1790166 The plowing, c. 1910 (chromo); (add.info.: peasant ploughing with ox cart, France early 20th century); Photo © CCI

Russian Manners and Customs, 1821. Coloured lithograph
544519 Russian Manners and Customs, 1821. Coloured lithograph.; (add.info.: Peasant Interior: Husband and wife in their wooden dwelling)

Peasant cottage interior. 17th century (engraving)
541250 Peasant cottage interior. 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Husband, wearing wooden clogs, snoozes in chimney corner by fire on which cooking would be done)

Before the marriage, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
BAL364941 Before the marriage, c. 1900 (oil on canvas) by Tselebrovski, Pyotr Ivanovich (1859-1921); Regional Museum of History and Art, Murom; (add.info.: A young woman kneels)

Peasants of the Causses (colour litho)
8653375 Peasants of the Causses (colour litho) by Baring-Gould, Sabine (1834-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasants of the Causses)

Men's costume of a young peasant from Baud (colour litho)
8677293 Men's costume of a young peasant from Baud (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men's costume of a young peasant from Baud, Morbihan)

A Herdsman with Three Cows by an Upland Pool, mid 1780s (w/c, ink & oil paint heightened with white chalk)
XOS5883638 A Herdsman with Three Cows by an Upland Pool, mid 1780s (w/c, ink & oil paint heightened with white chalk) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); 21.9x31.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Countryside, Corfu
3575875 Countryside, Corfu by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Corfu, Greece 1904 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

GrapeHarvest
3571479 GrapeHarvest by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Tuscany 1950 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Grape harvest in Forrottoli, Quarrata
3571472 Grape harvest in Forrottoli, Quarrata by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Forrottoli, Quarrata 1947 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Grape harvesting: Women at work
3571428 Grape harvesting: Women at work by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Italy 1950 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Under the village Linden Tree, after a 16th century engraving by Kandel. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom
955336 Under the village Linden Tree, after a 16th century engraving by Kandel. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

Girl feeding a duck, 1871 (oil on board)
8702200 Girl feeding a duck, 1871 (oil on board) by Banti, Cristiano (1824-1904); 32x16 cm; Istituto Matteucci, Viareggio

Picture series shadow plays, the farmer, Liebig picture
7277923 Picture series shadow plays, the farmer, Liebig picture; Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture series shadow plays, the farmer, Liebig picture)

Illustration of three peasants from the beginning of the 16th century
7278148 Illustration of three peasants from the beginning of the 16th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration of three peasants from the beginning of the 16th century)

Three farmers in a village near Schwenningen in Germany, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3566675 Three farmers in a village near Schwenningen in Germany, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Schwenningen, Germany 1880 ca)

Farmers in the village of Renchthal in Germany, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3566674 Farmers in the village of Renchthal in Germany, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Renchthal, Germany 1880 ca. Photographer: Lallemand & Hart); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of two farmers in the village of Badish-Hanau in Germany, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3566672 Portrait of two farmers in the village of Badish-Hanau in Germany, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Badish-Hanau, Germany 1880 ca)

Hilly landscape with farmhouses, 1758 (oil on canvas)
8682964 Hilly landscape with farmhouses, 1758 (oil on canvas) by Vollerdt or Vollaert, Johann Christian (1708-69); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: By Johann Christian Vollerdt)

Peasant Life, c.1621 (oil on canvas)
8682945 Peasant Life, c.1621 (oil on canvas) by Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: By Jan Brueghel the Elder)

Calendar: representation of the month of December: a baker buried in bread
FGL5474222 Calendar: representation of the month of December: a baker buried in bread. The two zodiacal signs of the month are depicted on the right: sagittarius and capricorn

Card-players, 1850 (painting)
8719849 Card-players, 1850 (painting) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 54x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876)); Photo © O. Vaering

Transport trolley - Freight cart - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980194 Transport trolley - Freight cart - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Transport trolley - Freight cart - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

Costumes of the Hungarian: peasant in typical clothes 1, young farmer of Szekesfehervar in festival garb 2
FLO4624685 Costumes of the Hungarian: peasant in typical clothes 1, young farmer of Szekesfehervar in festival garb 2, woman and Catholic girl of Szekesfehervar

On Earth with the portrait of Antoine, famous theatre man. Advertising for cookies. Chromolithography of 04/1903
JAB5037030 On Earth with the portrait of Antoine, famous theatre man. Advertising for cookies. Chromolithography of 04/1903; (add.info.: On Earth with the portrait of Antoine, famous theatre man)

Miniature representant un cultivateur. Lettrine "M" - in "Naturalis Historiae" de Pline
GIA5036793 Miniature representant un cultivateur. Lettrine "M" - in "Naturalis Historiae" de Pline l'Ancien (23 - 79).; (add.info.: Miniature representant un cultivateur)

Peasants Family of Venetia (Peasants from Veneto, italy) Painting by Filippo Carcano (1840-1914) Private Collection
QUA5036583 Peasants Family of Venetia (Peasants from Veneto, italy) Painting by Filippo Carcano (1840-1914) Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasants Family of Venetia (Peasants from Veneto)

Young peasant (bergere) clothed in Bohemian. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century
JAB5037064 Young peasant (bergere) clothed in Bohemian. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century; (add.info.: Young peasant (bergere) clothed in Bohemian

Picking olives in Languedoc. Engraving in "Les peuples de la Terre" 1890
JAB5037214 Picking olives in Languedoc. Engraving in "Les peuples de la Terre" 1890.; (add.info.: Picking olives in Languedoc)

Landscape with peasant and bridge has the countryside. Painting by Giuseppe Zais (1709-1789)
VEN5032880 Landscape with peasant and bridge has the countryside. Painting by Giuseppe Zais (1709-1789). Accademia dei Concordi

Painting by Francesco Bassano (1549-1592). Galleria Estense, Modene
VEN5032778 Painting by Francesco Bassano (1549-1592). Galleria Estense, Modene.; Galleria e Museo Estense, Gallerie Estensi, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Painting by Francesco Bassano (1549-1592)

Peasants carrying a block of marble. Painting, 1845, by Antonio Fontanesi (1818-1882), Palazzo Ducale
VEN5027120 Peasants carrying a block of marble. Painting, 1845, by Antonio Fontanesi (1818-1882), Palazzo Ducale, Prefecture of Reggio Emilia (Reggio Emilia).; (add.info)

Sulphur ore mining: a man with a shovel digs the soil of a sulfur. Manuscript page " Treats on herbs"
VEN5028047 Sulphur ore mining: a man with a shovel digs the soil of a sulfur. Manuscript page " Treats on herbs" (Tractatus de herbis) by Pedanius Dioscorides (Dioscorides) (40-90 AD)

Portrait of a 75-year-old peasant. Correggio (Emilia Romagna = Emilia Romagna)
VEN5027310 Portrait of a 75-year-old peasant. Correggio (Emilia Romagna = Emilia Romagna).; (add.info.: Portrait of a 75-year-old peasant)

France, Popular portrait of an old peasant tourangelle with her headdress, 1865
LUX4731179 France, Popular portrait of an old peasant tourangelle with her headdress, 1865; (add.info.: France, Popular portrait of an old peasant tourangelle with her headdress)

First World War: France, Postcard showing a reconstitution of a studio with a Demobilise soldier to come to harvest for
LUX4734849 First World War: France, Postcard showing a reconstitution of a studio with a Demobilise soldier to come to harvest for his family entitled

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Old couple aged 70 years as peasants at the door of their farm
LUX4749485 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Old couple aged 70 years as peasants at the door of their farm, 1895 - Modern photography; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

View of the banks of the dear, tributary of the Loire postcard 1910 Collection privee
ELD4940911 View of the banks of the dear, tributary of the Loire postcard 1910 Collection privee; (add.info.: View of the banks of the dear)

Allegory of the American presidential election campaign: " Farmer William Mac Kinley (Mac-Kinley or McKinley)
NWI4938597 Allegory of the American presidential election campaign: " Farmer William Mac Kinley (Mac-Kinley or McKinley, 1843-1901) takes off his coat"

Production of Terebenthine in America: Gemmage. One man collates the resin (or gem)
NWI4825243 Production of Terebenthine in America: Gemmage. One man collates the resin (or gem) on the pine while others transports the seve in barrels for walking

English farmers planting barley with a mechanical driller, circa 1880 - Colorisee engraving
NWI4825512 English farmers planting barley with a mechanical driller, circa 1880 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - English farmers planting barley with a mechanical driller

Buffalo plowing near the banks of Nam Thi (Nam-Thi), Yunnam. Postcard from Vietnam, Indochina
JEB4827062 Buffalo plowing near the banks of Nam Thi (Nam-Thi), Yunnam. Postcard from Vietnam, Indochina. Photograph about 1912-1914.; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Harvester from Cyrus Hall McCormick, American agricultural engineer. Invention of 1847
NWI4825222 Harvester from Cyrus Hall McCormick, American agricultural engineer. Invention of 1847. Colourful engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Harvester from Cyrus Hall McCormick)

Patre of Lebanon with a kid. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes
JEB4930601 Patre of Lebanon with a kid. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes, voyages and landscapes". 1865

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, Indre and Loire (37): A peasant with his horse and a plow, 1875
LUX4816290 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, Indre and Loire (37): A peasant with his horse and a plow, 1875; (add.info.: Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, Indre and Loire (37): A peasant with his horse and a plow

Viet Nam, Hanoi: On a women's village square, 1900
LUX4811687 Viet Nam, Hanoi: On a women's village square, 1900; (add.info.: Viet Nam, Hanoi: On a women's village square, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

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"Captivating the Essence of Peasantry Through Art: A Glimpse into History" Peasant life, an enduring subject in art throughout centuries, offers a captivating glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of ordinary people. Artists like Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Jean Francois Millet have masterfully depicted this theme, showcasing both the beauty and hardships that define peasant existence. In Bruegel's iconic masterpiece "Hunters in the Snow, " we are transported to a winter landscape where peasants engage in their daily activities amidst a harsh climate. The painting captures their resilience as they navigate through snow-covered fields, reminding us of their indomitable spirit. Millet's renowned work "The Angelus" portrays two peasants pausing for prayer amidst their laborious tasks. This poignant scene reflects not only religious devotion but also emphasizes the importance of faith within peasant communities. Abram Arkhipov's "Paying a Visit" transports us to rural Russia during World War I, depicting a humble peasant woman offering solace to wounded soldiers. This touching portrayal highlights the compassion and selflessness often found among those living off the land. History remembers brave individuals who fought against oppression, such as Sir William Wallace or Wat Tyler leading England's Peasants Revolt. Their courage serves as inspiration for generations to come, reminding us that even those considered lowly can rise up against injustice. Jean Francois Millet returns with his powerful piece "St. Bernadette of Lourdes, " immortalizing this young peasant girl who witnessed divine apparitions. Her story symbolizes hope and miracles emerging from unexpected places – proof that greatness can be found within seemingly ordinary lives. "The Peasants Wedding" by an unknown artist showcases joyous festivities celebrating love and unity within rural communities worldwide. It reminds us that despite societal divisions, love remains universal among all classes. El Lissitzky's striking poster "Beat the Whites with the red wedge" depicts peasants as agents of change during the Russian Revolution.