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The Hay Harvest (early summer June/July) Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1565
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The Hay Harvest (early summer June/July)

Pieter Brueghel the Elder Β· 1565

Why it's great

Peasants rake and carry hay in a green valley, with a sunny summer sky. Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted it in 1565 as part of the series of the months, showing June and July.

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πŸ“ The Lobkowicz CollectionsPrague, Czech Republic

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About the artist

Pieter Brueghel the Elder

1525–1569 Β· born in Breda Β· died in Brussels

Pieter Bruegel the Elder was a Flemish painter born near Breda in about 1525. He lived in Antwerp and Brussels and became famous for crowded paintings of village life, proverbs and landscapes. He died in Brussels in 1569.

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