A última fase dos trabalhos de uma seara é constituída pela ceifa ou recolha das plantas cerealíferas. Realiza-se na Europa nos meses de Maio-Junho. Aparece representada nas pinturas egípcias. Jesus Cristo (São Lucas, X, 2) menciona que a seara é grande e os obreiros escassos. Até à sua mecanização no séc. XIX, este trabalho árduo, obedeceu sempre à mesma tecnologia.
The last phase of the work in a harvest field consists of mowing or harvesting the cereal plants. It takes place in Europe between May and June. It is represented in Egyptian paintings. Jesus Christ (St. Luke, X. 2) mentions that the harvest is plentiful and workers scarce. Till its mechanization in the 19th century, this hard work had always followed the same technology.
Pieter Brueghel, the Elder (ca 1625-1569)-'the corn harvest (August)'-oil on wood-1565 New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art
Théobald Michau (1676-1765)-'peasants returning from harvest'-oil on panel-1740
Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)-'the harvesters'-oil on canvas-1873 Private collection
Charles Clair (1860-1930)-'the harvest'-oil on canvas-(1915-1920)
Alphonse Léon Quizet (1885-1955)-'la moisson. Hommage a van Gogh' Private collection
Friday, September 3, 2010
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