The Land of Cockaigne, after 1570?, Engraving; first state of three, Plate: 8 3/16 x 11 in. (20.8 x 27.9 cm), Prints, Attributed to Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1525–1569), After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels), The Land of Cockaigne, known in Dutch literature as Luilekkerland (country of the lazy and gluttonous), was described in very popular stories as a mythical place where there is no need to work, and where food and drink are so abundant that we need only open our mouths to take in what we desire
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Land, Cockaigne, 1570?, Engraving, first state, three, Plate, 8 3/16 x 11, 20.8 27.9 cm, Prints, Attributed to Pieter van der Heyden, Netherlandish, ca., 1525–1569, After Bruegel the Elder, Breda, Brussels, Dutch literature, Luilekkerland, country, lazy, gluttonous, described, popular stories, mythical place, no need, work, food, drink, abundant, need, open our, mouths, take, desire
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