Article 5DH52 Under The Yoke: The Story of Poverty (and Progress) Behind a Masterpiece

Under The Yoke: The Story of Poverty (and Progress) Behind a Masterpiece

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Eero Jarnefelt's most famous painting depicts the process of burn-beating, the intensively manual method of fire clearing farm land to enrich the soil and clear fields.

Notice anything about the girl in front?

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