Occupation title source |
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Molenaar |
Occupation title (english) |
Miller |
Hiscode |
77120 |
Description of Image |
A miller is seen from the back carrying a very heavy grain sack on his left shoulder. He leans the sack against his cap-covered head and supports it with his raised right hand. He walks towards a mill at the right. Two of the mill's wings are visible, covered with canvas sails. At the far left, a curly-haired woman walks with the miller. Her face is turned to talk with him. In the background behind the mill, there is a cart loaded with grain sacks. The spire of a church and roofs of buildings can be seen in the distance.
Windmills dotted the Dutch countryside and their uses expanded in the...
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Gender |
Male |
Title of the image |
Molenaar |
Translation (English) |
Miller |
Language source |
Dutch |
Country source |
The Netherlands |
Artist's name |
Lenaert Bramer |
Artist's years and locations |
1596-1674 |
Date of creation |
1659 (circa) |
Medium |
Drawing |
Collection name |
Straatwerken |
Provenance |
Prentenkabinet, Leiden |
Collection address |
University of Leiden |
Product |
1 |
Icon essay copyright |
Granted |
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