A colheita

1565

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 613

Esta pintura representa a colheita em agosto e setembro com os agricultores fazendo uma pausa para o almoço à sombra de uma árvore, enquanto a distância algumas figuras se divertem e barcos içam velas no porto. Graças a sua extrema sensibilidade aos aspectos da natureza, Bruegel criou um ponto de mutação na história da pintura ocidental, em que não é utilizado mais um pretexto religioso a fim de representar a paisagem e uma afirmação de um novo humanismo. A descrição de Bruegel da cena local não é idealizada, mas baseada na observação da natureza e das atividades do homem. A largura “da paisagem em comparação com o resto da composição indica que a atenção de Bruegel não estava voltada para as atividades que marcam esta época do ano, mas para a atmosfera e a transformação da mesma paisagem. A obra que era parte de uma série de seis pinturas dedicadas às estações do ano, foi encomendada a Bruegel por Niclaes Jongelinck, comerciante da Antuérpia.

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The Harvesters, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels), Oil on wood — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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Fig. 1. Pieter Bruegel the Elder, “Haymaking,” 1565, oil on panel, 114 x 158 cm (Lobkowicz Collection, Lobkowicz Palace, Prague)

Fig. 2. Detail of the signature in 19.164

Fig. 3. Infrared reflectogram detail of 19.164 showing the underdrawing of the sleeping man

Fig. 4. Infrared reflectogram detail of 19.164 showing the underdrawing of the scythe man

Fig. 5. Left: detail of 19.164, dead tree limbs; right: infrared reflectography of this detail showing that they were painted over the completed background at a late stage

Fig. 6. X-radiograph of 19.164

Fig. 7. Infrared reflectogram of 19.164

Fig. 8. Detail of 19.164: example of impasted brushstrokes, 4.75x magnification

Fig. 9. Detail of 19.164: handling of knife, 7.5x magnification

Fig. 10. Detail of 19.164: fingerprint in hayfield, 4.75x magnification

Título: A colheita

Artista: Pieter Bruegel, o Ancião, neerlandês, ca. 1525–1569

Data: 1565

Meio: Óleo sobre madeira

Dimensões: Dimensões gerais, incluindo tiras de madeira adicionadas no topo, embaixo e à direita; 119 x 162 cm, superfície pintada original; 116,5 x 159,5 cm

Linha de créditos: Fundo Rogers, 1919

Número de acesso: 19.164

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