The Land of Cockaigne

Date: 1567
Medium: oil on board
Location: Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany
Dimensions: 78 x 52

With this depiction, Pieter Brueghel vividly illustrates the close connection between human laziness and the tendency to vice, in this case to gluttony, which pervades all social classes.

A knight in a red cloak, a farmer sleeping on his flail, and a scholar who is equally sprawled out, but is the only one awake and still thinking about something. The slight tilt of the table suggests that the food placed on it slipped into the mouths of the three men lying on the ground. The painting was painted in oil during the Renaissance .

Brueghel painted picture The Land of Cockaigne in 1567. Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is landscape. Original size is 78 x 52. This art piece is located in Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569). Dutch Renaissance painter. He founded the family painting dynasty. He is known for his landscapes, in which he also depicted scenes from the simple peasant life. For this, he is sometimes called Common Brueghel. He is considered the most important artist of his rich extended family. It is worth mentioning that for inspiration, he participated in festivals and weddings in the guise of a rural farmer. Today, 45 works are attributed to him (a large part was lost). Examples include Winter landscape with traps for birds Hunters in the snow, Babel tower, Rural wedding .