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Los segadores de la tierra de promisión
Los segadores de la tierra de promisión is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante. It dates from 1668 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
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Subject & Meaning
Created in 1668, the painting depicts a biblical harvest scene titled "Los segadores de la tierra de promisión" (The Reapers of the Promised Land).
Created in 1668, the painting depicts a biblical harvest scene titled "Los segadores de la tierra de promisión" (The Reapers of the Promised Land). The iconography centers on the gathering of crops, a direct visual reference to the biblical narrative of the Israelites entering Canaan. Specific visual elements include figures engaged in reaping and the presence of bread, symbolizing the fulfillment of divine provision and the abundance of the promised territory.
A hat is also depicted among the scene's details, grounding the spiritual allegory in the tangible reality of agricultural labor. The work serves as an allegorical representation of spiritual harvest and the material blessings associated with the land of promise.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1668, this work is an oil painting on canvas measuring 114 cm in height and 150 cm in width. The composition features realistic depictions of bread and a hat, elements that anchor the scene's narrative content. The application of oil paint on a woven support reflects the standard materials employed by the artist during this period.
History & Provenance
Los segadores de la tierra de promisión was created in 1668 by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante, executed in oil paint on canvas. The work entered the collection of the Museo de la Trinidad before being transferred to its current institutional home at the Museo del Prado. No information about a specific commissioner, patron, or earlier private ownership chain is documented in the available sources.
The painting measures 114 cm in height by 150 cm in width and depicts subjects including bread and a hat, consistent with its title referring to the reapers of the Promised Land.
The painting is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid. It entered the museum through the aggregation of the holdings of the former Museo de la Trinidad, as recorded in the Prado’s holdings of works by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante. Its inventory or accession number is not specified in the cited sources.
Overview
Los segadores de la tierra de promisión is a 1668 oil painting by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante, a Spanish artist active in the mid-17th century.
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Artist
Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante
Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante (1633 in Cordoba–1669 in Madrid) was a Spanish Baroque Golden Age painter.
