Die vier Elemente: Erde

Die vier Elemente: Erde
Joachim Beuckelaer (1561–1574), Die vier Elemente: Erde, London, National Gallery, Saal 15, 1569, Bild 1/2
Joachim Beuckelaer (1561–1574), Die vier Elemente: Erde, London, National Gallery, Saal 15, 1569, Bild 1/2
Joachim Beuckelaer (1561–1574), Die vier Elemente: Erde, London, National Gallery, Saal 15, 1569, Bild 2/2

The Four Elements: Earth

The produce is depicted with great bravura: vegetables tumble from the basket held by the woman on the left, and cascade towards the viewer. More than twenty different varieties of vegetable and fruit are identifiable. The tiny figures of the holy family can be seen crossing a bridge in the distance.

London, National Gallery, Saal 15
London, National Gallery, Saal 15

In Vorbereitung: Paris, Musée d’Orsay; Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs; L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo; Ascoli Piceno, Pinacoteca civica

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