Peasant Type Collection

Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, sculpture by Vera Mukhina, Moscow (b / w photo)
7200710 Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, sculpture by Vera Mukhina, Moscow (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worker and Kolkhoz Woman)

Veneration of Demeter (Ceres) (engraving)
7186067 Veneration of Demeter (Ceres) (engraving) by Saenredam, Jan (1565-1607); Private Collection; (add.info.: Veneration of Demeter (Ceres)

Gleaners at Chambaudoin, 1857 (oil on canvas)
XIR231251 Gleaners at Chambaudoin, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Hedouin, Pierre Edmond Alexandre (1820-89); Musee Municipal, Villefranche-sur-Saone

The meridian Line also known as The Siesta, 1888-1889 (Oil on Canvas)
7212109 The meridian Line also known as The Siesta, 1888-1889 (Oil on Canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: The meridian Line also known as The Siesta)

Mussolini, shirtless under the sun, threshed the wheat of Agro Pontino after twenty centuries... (colour litho)
2783813 Mussolini, shirtless under the sun, threshed the wheat of Agro Pontino after twenty centuries... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mussolini)

The Angelus - oil on canvas, 1857-1859
LRI4353970 The Angelus - oil on canvas, 1857-1859 by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 55.5x66 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Angelus - By Jean Francois Millet (1814-1875)

Beet Harvest, 1890 (painting)
7333028 Beet Harvest, 1890 (painting) by Claus, Emile (1849-1924); Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek, Deinze, Belgium; (add.info.: Emile Claus (1849-1924)

Altarpiece, Deanery church (Sint-Walburgakerk), 17th century (photo) (photo)
7332375 Altarpiece, Deanery church (Sint-Walburgakerk), 17th century (photo) (photo) by Thulden, Theodore van (1606-79); Sint Walburgakerk, Oudenaarde, Belgium; (add.info.: Sint-Walburgakerk)

Louis Pasteur experiments with his anthrax virus, 1922 (print)
7338405 Louis Pasteur experiments with his anthrax virus, 1922 (print) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Blessed Mother, 1892 (oil on canvas)
XOS5886605 The Blessed Mother, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Hitchcock, George (1850-1913); 160.3x112 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by George Hitchcock (1850-1913))

The Peasant Lawyer (oil on panel)
490284 The Peasant Lawyer (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638) (after); 54.7x87.5 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Peasant Wedding. after 1616 (oil on panel)
3470219 The Peasant Wedding. after 1616 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 69.9x105.2 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

Rustic Wedding (oil on panel)
LAF470833 Rustic Wedding (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 40.3x55.6 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Red Ploughman, 1920(chromolitho)
FIA5403498 Red Ploughman, 1920(chromolitho) by Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-1942); 52x69 cm; Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia; Photo © Fine Art Images

W X Y Z: Wheat, Whitey, Banknote, Farmyard, Zachary, 1870 (illustration)
7309617 W X Y Z: Wheat, Whitey, Banknote, Farmyard, Zachary, 1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c. 1870); 27, 5 x 23

Rs T U V: Rabbits, Sheep, Turkey, Ursula, Vine, 1870 (illustration)
7309612 Rs T U V: Rabbits, Sheep, Turkey, Ursula, Vine, 1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c. 1870); 27, 5 x 23, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

E: E for the Eggs, which we find in the nest; They still feel quite warm, from the hen's downy breast
7309598 E: E for the Eggs, which we find in the nest; They still feel quite warm, from the hen's downy breast. 1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

From Sevilla in Spain, 1882 (oil on wood)
7305528 From Sevilla in Spain, 1882 (oil on wood) by Skredsvig, Christian Eriksen (1854-1924); 31.5x46 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by Christian Eriksen Skredsvig (1854-1924))

F: Farmer -- Fork -- Reaper, 1890 (chromolithography)
7309665 F: Farmer -- Fork -- Reaper, 1890 (chromolithography) by French School, (19th century); 7, 6 x 11, 2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bognard illustrated alphabet)

Q: Q stands for the Quince I have plucked from a tree, To flavor the tart Mary's making for me. 1870 (illustration)
7309611 Q: Q stands for the Quince I have plucked from a tree, To flavor the tart Mary's making for me.1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

No P Q: Nuts, Owl, Pigs, Quince, 1870 (illustration)
7309607 No P Q: Nuts, Owl, Pigs, Quince, 1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c. 1870); 27, 5 x 23, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In "Aunt Louisa's wee wee stories")

Walk to Capri, c. 1867 (oil on canvas)
887158 Walk to Capri, c.1867 (oil on canvas) by Gregorio, Marco di (1829-1876); Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: By Marco di Gregorio (1829- 1876))

P: Bridge -- Apples -- Baskets -- Peasants, 1, 890 (chromolithography)
7309674 P: Bridge -- Apples -- Baskets -- Peasants, 1, 890 (chromolithography) by French School, (19th century); 7, 6 x 11, 2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bognard illustrated alphabet)

W: W for Wheat, and for Whitey, the Calf, Who Nibbles Away at the Grain and the Chaff. 1870 (illustration)
7309618 W: W for Wheat, and for Whitey, the Calf, Who Nibbles Away at the Grain and the Chaff.1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

U V: U stands for Ursula, and V for the Vine That generates her fine clusters in harvesting time. 1870 (illustration)
7309616 U V: U stands for Ursula, and V for the Vine That generates her fine clusters in harvesting time.1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

R: R for the Rabbits, White, Spotted, and Gray; Just See How That Little One Nibbles Away. 1870 (illustration)
7309613 R: R for the Rabbits, White, Spotted, and Gray; Just See How That Little One Nibbles Away.1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

I J K L M: Island, Johny, Kittens, Lucy, Milk, 1870 (illustration)
7309602 I J K L M: Island, Johny, Kittens, Lucy, Milk, 1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c. 1870); 27, 5 x 23, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

E F G H: Eggs, Fowls, Goat, Horse, 1870 (illustration)
7309597 E F G H: Eggs, Fowls, Goat, Horse, 1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c. 1870); 27, 5 x 23, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In "Aunt Louisa's wee wee stories")

Z: Z is for Zachary, shutting the gate; So Good Night, Little Children; It's Getting Quite Late
7309621 Z: Z is for Zachary, shutting the gate; So Good Night, Little Children; It's Getting Quite Late.1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

L: L is for Lucy, who waits at the stile, And puts down the pail, for she's resting awhile. 1870 (illustration)
7309605 L: L is for Lucy, who waits at the stile, And puts down the pail, for she's resting awhile.1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

View from the Wheatfields, 1888 (pen & ink)
7312249 View from the Wheatfields, 1888 (pen & ink) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 31.2 -- 24.1 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890))

Interior of a kitchen, early 20th century (postcard)
7309241 Interior of a kitchen, early 20th century (postcard) by Drolling, Martin (1752-1817); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martin Drolling -- Kitchen Interior Louvre Museum French School)

Y: Y Stands for our Farm-yard, where Chicks Love to Feed On the Oats, and the Barley, and Other Good Seed
7309620 Y: Y Stands for our Farm-yard, where Chicks Love to Feed On the Oats, and the Barley, and Other Good Seed.1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

I J: I is the Island, where Johny doth wish to sit on the bank, in the summer, and fish. 1870 (illustration)
7309603 I J: I is the Island, where Johny doth wish to sit on the bank, in the summer, and fish.1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

Grandmother with Grandchild in Arms Trying to Catch a Butterfly in the Garden
7278876 Grandmother with Grandchild in Arms Trying to Catch a Butterfly in the Garden by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Russian rafters with a float on the river Pregel, Russia
7278761 Russian rafters with a float on the river Pregel, Russia by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian rafters with a float on the river Pregel, Russia, Historic)

Peasant women of Normandie, 1810 (engraving)
7293265 Peasant women of Normandie, 1810 (engraving) by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques (1757-1810); (add.info.: Geography. France. Peasant women from the Pays de Caux (Normandie)

The lumberjacks: detail couple of two old peasants, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7299013 The lumberjacks: detail couple of two old peasants, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne

Portugal, Peasants bringing the fruits to market
7279818 Portugal, Peasants bringing the fruits to market by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portugal, Peasants bringing the fruits to market, Historical)

Peasants bring home a man who has crashed in the mountains, Sacrifice
7279502 Peasants bring home a man who has crashed in the mountains, Sacrifice by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Farmer's cart pulled by cows in Chile, Historic, Digital reproduction of an original 19th century painting
7279134 Farmer's cart pulled by cows in Chile, Historic, Digital reproduction of an original 19th century painting by Unknown Artist

Craftsman tries to fix a broken jug and three woman watch him
7279734 Craftsman tries to fix a broken jug and three woman watch him by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Craftsman tries to fix a broken jug and three woman watch him)

The hurdy-gurdy player, 1783 (oil on canvas)
904882 The hurdy-gurdy player, 1783 (oil on canvas) by Watteau, Louis Joseph (Watteau de Lille) (1731-98); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France; (add.info.: by Louis Joseph)

The Rest, 1874 (oil on canvas)
FIA5349330 The Rest, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Bogatov, Nikolai Alexeyevich (1854-1935); 40x71 cm; Dnipropetrovsk State Art Museum, Dnipropetrovsk

Countrymen fattening the wild boar at the Count's, Peasants, France, 14th century, Historical
7280049 Countrymen fattening the wild boar at the Count s, Peasants, France, 14th century, Historical by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Levy of the Crusade Tax in France, Crusades were strategically
7279759 Levy of the Crusade Tax in France, Crusades were strategically by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Levy of the Crusade Tax in France)

Threatening letter from Dietrich von Quitzkow to the Schulze and peasants of Lichtenberg, c. 1400
7280000 Threatening letter from Dietrich von Quitzkow to the Schulze and peasants of Lichtenberg, c. 1400 by Unknown Artist

Farmer's wife sitting on a chair after a celebration, in front of it a basket of vegetables
7279538 Farmer's wife sitting on a chair after a celebration, in front of it a basket of vegetables by Unknown Artist

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"Capturing the Essence of Peasant Life: A Glimpse into the World of Hardworking Souls" From the monumental Worker and Kolkhoz Woman sculpture by Vera Mukhina in Moscow to Jean-François Millet's iconic painting, The Gleaners at Chambaudoin, art has long celebrated the resilience and strength of peasants. These depictions offer a window into their daily lives, showcasing their laborious tasks and unwavering spirit. In The Meridian Line (also known as The Siesta), we witness a momentary pause in toil as workers rest under the scorching sun. Mussolini himself, shirtless and amidst wheat threshing in Agro Pontino after centuries, symbolizes both physical exertion and an idealized image of leadership. The Angelus by Jean-François Millet captures a poignant scene where two peasants pause for prayer during their workday. This masterpiece evokes contemplation on faith amidst arduous labor. Similarly, Beet Harvest portrays farmers diligently gathering crops while embracing nature's bounty. Moving beyond visual arts, even scientific pioneers like Louis Pasteur experimented with his anthrax virus to improve agricultural practices. His groundbreaking research aimed to protect not only livestock but also those who depended on them for sustenance. Religious devotion finds its place too within peasant life; The Blessed Mother radiates serenity through her portrayal on canvas. Meanwhile, paintings such as The Peasant Lawyer shed light on lesser-known aspects of rural communities' social fabric – highlighting that they possessed knowledge beyond farming. Lastly, rustic weddings depicted in works like The Peasant Wedding or Rustic Wedding showcase communal celebrations filled with joy and traditions passed down through generations. These diverse artistic representations remind us that behind every harvest lies untold stories of perseverance and unity among those who till the land – embodying the true essence of "peasant type.