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File:Italy-guercino-hemp-retting.jpg

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Summary

Hemp harvest and retting: bundles of hemp stalks are stood in stooks to dry while workers lift retted hemp from a water-filled pit (Estrazione della canapa dal macero). Wall painting by Guercino and his workshop, 1615–1617, from the "red room" or room of landscapes of Casa Pannini, now in the Civica Pinacoteca il Guercino at Cento.

Used as the hero image on Italy.

Source

  • Original: "Guercino - estrazione della canapa dal macero, 1615 - 1617, n. 0045.jpg" on Wikimedia Commons, uploaded from the cultural-heritage catalogue of the Regione Emilia-Romagna (PatER).
  • Changes: none (768 × 515 pixels, as on Commons).

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PUBLIC DOMAIN
Public domain: copyright has expired
This work is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. Guercino died in 1666; the painting dates from 1615–1617.

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current01:19, 22 October 2026Thumbnail for version as of 01:19, 22 October 2026768 × 515 (142 KB)Eloise Zomia (talk | contribs)Guercino, hemp lifted from a retting pit (1615-1617), public domain, from Wikimedia Commons

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