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The most essential and time-consuming activities in a village were connected with raising grain, vegetables, and livestock; preparing food; and making and caring for clothing. Tools for these tasks, intended for rugged use, were crafted with great care and decorated in ways that showed their central importance in peasant life. Most farming tools, such as as ploughs, rakes, and harrows, were made by the peasants themselves or by the village blacksmith.
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Alexei Venetsianov. "Spring. Turning the Soil", early 1820s
Oil on canvas
51.2x65.5
TG
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