The Chaff-cutter Religious Art specialising in landscapes with battles

specialising in landscapes with battles

Its recent cleaning has confirmed its quality

but was left unfinished probably until the mid-1660s

He had certainly travelled to Italy

New York and Vienna

The Chaff-cutter Religious Art specialising in landscapes with battles"The Chaff cutter" portrays a scene of 17th century peasant life. The man is cutting straw into fine pieces (known as chaff, which is commonly used as fodder for livestock) most likely for the white horse in the picture. A saddle bag on the ground indicates that this is a working horse, and that the man may have just returned from a journey on horseback. The horse is already grazing on some hay. We see chicken, a key source of sustenance for the