The reason I mentioned walking away is that it suggests the baskets aren’t an intermediary before placing them in larger receptacles on standby among or beside the trees, but rather that this is the total amount being transported away (or individuals make multiple trips, but it’s all still going to their own households or something). I admit that I’m not an expert on agriculture, but it really seems like people just getting food for themselves, so if they are farmers, the optimistic interpretation is communal yeomanry.
Thank you for pointing out the gondolier. All the people in that area really blend in with the background because of the color palette. You are right on that one.
The fact that the gondolier is hidden behind a sign clearly illustrates their lack of importance to the scene. They’re nothing more than a faceless cog. Compare that to how labourers are depicted in socialist realism as prominent and proud figures central to the art:
The reason I mentioned walking away is that it suggests the baskets aren’t an intermediary before placing them in larger receptacles on standby among or beside the trees, but rather that this is the total amount being transported away (or individuals make multiple trips, but it’s all still going to their own households or something). I admit that I’m not an expert on agriculture, but it really seems like people just getting food for themselves, so if they are farmers, the optimistic interpretation is communal yeomanry.
Thank you for pointing out the gondolier. All the people in that area really blend in with the background because of the color palette. You are right on that one.
you are welcome, yes it seems to be a flawed depiction of farming
The fact that the gondolier is hidden behind a sign clearly illustrates their lack of importance to the scene. They’re nothing more than a faceless cog. Compare that to how labourers are depicted in socialist realism as prominent and proud figures central to the art: