Title

The Quarrymen of Grisante'

Caption

The Quarrymen of Grisante'. The stone quarry workers (miners) are enjoying a meal of polenta and wine. The polenta has been cooked in a pot of water over the fire at the left. In the background men break down the blocks of stone. Polenta flour can be made from wheat, chestnuts or maize. Hand coloured lithograph from "Italian Scenery, Manners and Customs" by Buon Airetti (London, 1806).

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Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP07114_010754C

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26,7Mb (2,3Mb) / 11,8in x 8,8in / 3543 x 2637 (300dpi)