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Labor is the task of the third estate
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the foreground, farmers are working in the fields and on the land. They are sowing, mowing, plowing, and digging. In the background, construction and harvesting are taking place. These farmers represent the largest part of the population, the third estate. They must work to feed the rest of the population. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a series on the different tasks of the three estates.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineArbeid is de taak van de derde stand. 1635. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
