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This scene of rural life ilustrating February from the Très Riches Heures is attributed to the artist identified as the 'the courtly painter'.
One group sensibly keeps warm by the fire in some comfort, the sheep huddle under their shelter whilst the birds feed in the farmyarda nd the bees presumably hibernate in their hives. Some are still at work, including chopping down a tree for fuel, and another goes off to market. Despite the cold weather there is a sense of all being gathered safely in to keep warm and secure through this early fifteenth century winter. It may be idealised, but it is a world we can envisage and of which we can have some sense even in today's more hi-tech world.
The painting inspired one of the scenes in Olivier's "Henry V" for the aftermath of Agincourt.
One group sensibly keeps warm by the fire in some comfort, the sheep huddle under their shelter whilst the birds feed in the farmyarda nd the bees presumably hibernate in their hives. Some are still at work, including chopping down a tree for fuel, and another goes off to market. Despite the cold weather there is a sense of all being gathered safely in to keep warm and secure through this early fifteenth century winter. It may be idealised, but it is a world we can envisage and of which we can have some sense even in today's more hi-tech world.
The painting inspired one of the scenes in Olivier's "Henry V" for the aftermath of Agincourt.
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