Pedimontanus rusticus; Rustica Pedimontana gentili amicta; Rustica Bressana. Brassam veteres secusianos vocauerunt inter fl. Ararim et Rhodanum prope Sabaudiam; Rusticus in Campania Gallica
This engraving represents a peasant man of Piedmont, a peasant woman of Piedmont, a peasant woman of Bressana, and a peasant man of Campania. On the left, the peasant from Piedmont wears a sort of jacket with short puff sleeves over long sleeves over simple padded hose, and boots. He wears a hat made with raw fabric, and carries a pouch hanging from his belt. Next to him, the peasant woman of Piedmont wears a dress with lace-up bodice over a shirt, and a skirt with apron and train. Her hat has a wide brim and tiered crown.
On the center-right, the peasant woman from Bressana wears a mid-calf dress with lace-up bodice over a long-sleeved chemise, a waistband with a pattern of lozenges and an apron hanging at the front of her shirt. Her hat has wide band and broad brim. She carries a basket with vegetables on her left arm.
On the right, the peasant from Campania wears a long-sleeved jacket with boots, and a short-brimmed hat with braided band and rounded crown. He carries a pole on his right shoulder, from which hangs a duck (?), and a sort of tray on the left hand with flat pies.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pedimontanus rusticus; Rustica Pedimontana gentili amicta; Rustica Bressana. Brassam veteres secusianos vocauerunt inter fl. Ararim et Rhodanum prope Sabaudiam; Rusticus in Campania Gallica
- Artist: Abraham de Bruyn (Flemish, Antwerp 1540–1587 Cologne (?))
- Publisher: Joos de Bosscher (Netherlandish, active Amsterdam 1587–died 1591)
- Date: 1580
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 8 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (21.9 × 32.8 cm)
Frame: 10 1/2 × 14 13/16 in. (26.7 × 37.7 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 16 5/16 in. (54.2 × 41.5 cm)
Book: 21 7/8 × 16 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (55.5 × 42.5 × 5 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.44(88)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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