The Harvesters, 1565
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, active by 1551, died 1569)
Oil on wood
This is one of six panels painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder for the suburban Antwerp home of the wealthy merchant Niclaes Jongelinck, one of the artist's most enthusiastic patrons—Jongelinck owned no less than sixteen of Bruegel's works.
