| The Land of Cockaigne | |
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| Dutch: Luilekkerland, German: Schlaraffenland | |
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| Artist | Pieter Bruegel the Elder |
| Year | 1567 |
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 52 cm × 78 cm (20+1⁄2 in × 31 in) |
| Location | Alte Pinakothek, Munich |
Het Luilekkerland (Dutch, "Cockaigne", literally "The Lazy-Tasty Land"[1]) — known in English as The Land of Cockaigne — is a 1567 oil painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525–1569). In medieval times, Cockaigne was a mythical land of plenty, but Bruegel's depiction of Cockaigne and its residents is not meant to be a flattering one. He chooses rather a comic illustration of the spiritual emptiness believed to derive from gluttony and sloth, two of the seven deadly sins.[2]
- ^ Rucker, Rudy. (2002). The Life of Bruegel: Notes, p. 53. Accessed January 12, 2010.
- ^ Martin, Elaine. (1998). "The Land of Cockaigne", in Representations of Food and Eating in the Works of Bruegel the Elder. Accessed January 12, 2010.