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"Symbol of Revolution: The Sickle's Enduring Legacy" In the realm of communist propaganda, a powerful image emerged in 1967 with Viktor Ivanov's iconic poster

Background imageSickle Collection: Ms. lat. 424 fol. 2r The Month of June: The Harvest, from the breviary by Ercola d Este (vellum)

Ms. lat. 424 fol. 2r The Month of June: The Harvest, from the breviary by Ercola d Este (vellum)
XOT361236 Ms. lat.424 fol.2r The Month of June: The Harvest, from the breviary by Ercola d Este (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Background imageSickle Collection: Thirsty farm worker drinking cider, 1886 (wood engraving)

Thirsty farm worker drinking cider, 1886 (wood engraving)
3245437 Thirsty farm worker drinking cider, 1886 (wood engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Background imageSickle Collection: MS Hunter 229 f. 3v June, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum)

MS Hunter 229 f. 3v June, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum)
5675689 MS Hunter 229 f.3v June, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Background imageSickle Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Serpe; Bill; Hippe (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Serpe; Bill; Hippe (engraving)
7197549 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Serpe; Bill; Hippe (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serpe; Bill; Hippe)

Background imageSickle Collection: Allegorie du regne (Allegory of the reign). Le medaillon au centre represente le visage de la

Allegorie du regne (Allegory of the reign). Le medaillon au centre represente le visage de la reine Catherine II de
FIA5340433 Allegorie du regne (Allegory of the reign). Le medaillon au centre represente le visage de la reine Catherine II de Russie (1729-1796). Peinture de Francesco Solimena (1657-1747)

Background imageSickle Collection: Assiettes decorees des emblemes de la federation russe : lettres CCCP et la faucille et le marteau

Assiettes decorees des emblemes de la federation russe : lettres CCCP et la faucille et le marteau
FIA5341155 Assiettes decorees des emblemes de la federation russe : lettres CCCP et la faucille et le marteau, symboles du communisme. (Plates with the emblems of the russian federation)

Background imageSickle Collection: Faucheuse (Reaper) - Peinture de Alexei Gavrilovich Venetsianov (1780-1847), huile sur toile

Faucheuse (Reaper) - Peinture de Alexei Gavrilovich Venetsianov (1780-1847), huile sur toile, art russe 19e siecle
FIA5333388 Faucheuse (Reaper) - Peinture de Alexei Gavrilovich Venetsianov (1780-1847), huile sur toile, art russe 19e siecle, romantisme - State Russian Museum, Saint Petersbourg by Venetsianov

Background imageSickle Collection: L Assiette au Beurre, number 254, Satirical in Colors, 1906_2_10

L Assiette au Beurre, number 254, Satirical in Colors, 1906_2_10
ICA4909772 L Assiette au Beurre, number 254, Satirical in Colors, 1906_2_10 by Galantara, Gabriele (Rata Langa) (1865-1937); (add.info.: Russia, Revolution of 1905)

Background imageSickle Collection: St Notburga, Austrian patron saint of servants and peasants (engraving)

St Notburga, Austrian patron saint of servants and peasants (engraving)
7147651 St Notburga, Austrian patron saint of servants and peasants (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Notburga (c1265-1313)

Background imageSickle Collection: August: harvest (colour litho)

August: harvest (colour litho)
7157292 August: harvest (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: August: harvest)

Background imageSickle Collection: New York Blossoms, cigar label (chromolitho)

New York Blossoms, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154139 New York Blossoms, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New York Blossoms, cigar label)

Background imageSickle Collection: 'Les faucheurs'(The reapers) Les moissons. Peinture au pastel de LLeon Augustin Lhermitte

"Les faucheurs"(The reapers) Les moissons. Peinture au pastel de LLeon Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925)
FIA5363186 " Les faucheurs" (The reapers) Les moissons. Peinture au pastel de LLeon Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925) 1910 Musee Pouchkine, Moscou by Lhermitte

Background imageSickle Collection: Father Time Overcome by Love, Hope and Beauty - Vouet, Simon (1590-1649)

Father Time Overcome by Love, Hope and Beauty - Vouet, Simon (1590-1649) - 1627 - Oil on canvas - 107x142 - Museo del
FIA5393754 Father Time Overcome by Love, Hope and Beauty - Vouet, Simon (1590-1649) - 1627 - Oil on canvas - 107x142 - Museo del Prado, Madrid by Vouet, Simon (1590-1649); Prado, Madrid

Background imageSickle Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Faucille; Sickle; Sichel (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Faucille; Sickle; Sichel (engraving)
7195968 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Faucille; Sickle; Sichel (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faucille; Sickle; Sichel)

Background imageSickle Collection: Children Harvesting (Furnishing Fabric), Orleans, 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Children Harvesting (Furnishing Fabric), Orleans, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Children Harvesting (Furnishing Fabric), Orleans, 18th century. Floral print; doves, cherubs cutting and gathering corn

Background imageSickle Collection: L ete (Summer) (Furnishing Fabric), Bolbec, c. 1820. Creator: Unknown

L ete (Summer) (Furnishing Fabric), Bolbec, c. 1820. Creator: Unknown
L ete (Summer) (Furnishing Fabric), Bolbec, c. 1820. Ceres with sickle and sheaves of wheat

Background imageSickle Collection: July, from The Medallion Months, Brussels, before 1528. Creator: Unknown

July, from The Medallion Months, Brussels, before 1528. Creator: Unknown
July, from The Medallion Months, Brussels, before 1528. Harvest scene with Runcina, the goddess of weeding or mowing in Roman mythology. In the circular frame are the signs of the zodiac

Background imageSickle Collection: Death of Max Lebaudy, 1896

Death of Max Lebaudy, 1896
7143619 Death of Max Lebaudy, 1896 by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. France. The death of billionaire Max Lebaudy)

Background imageSickle Collection: The three orders. 1789 (engraving)

The three orders. 1789 (engraving)
6437622 The three orders. 1789 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. France. French revolution. The three orders, clergy, nobility and third state)

Background imageSickle Collection: Father Time, 1500 / 1600. Creator: Unknown

Father Time, 1500 / 1600. Creator: Unknown
Father Time, 1500/1600

Background imageSickle Collection: The Song of the Lark, 1884. Creator: Jules Breton

The Song of the Lark, 1884. Creator: Jules Breton
The Song of the Lark, 1884

Background imageSickle Collection: The Battle between the Gods and the Giants, c. 1608. Creator: Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael

The Battle between the Gods and the Giants, c. 1608. Creator: Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael
The Battle between the Gods and the Giants, c. 1608

Background imageSickle Collection: Wrought Iron Sickle, c. 1940. Creator: Frank Gray

Wrought Iron Sickle, c. 1940. Creator: Frank Gray
Wrought Iron Sickle, c. 1940

Background imageSickle Collection: Pioneer Sickle, c. 1941. Creator: LeRoy Griffith

Pioneer Sickle, c. 1941. Creator: LeRoy Griffith
Pioneer Sickle, c. 1941

Background imageSickle Collection: Hand Sickle, 1939. Creator: Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Hand Sickle, 1939. Creator: Lloyd Charles Lemcke
Hand Sickle, 1939

Background imageSickle Collection: Figurehead, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Elisabeth Fulda

Figurehead, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Elisabeth Fulda
Figurehead, 1935/1942

Background imageSickle Collection: The Woodcutter, 1886 (oil on canvas)

The Woodcutter, 1886 (oil on canvas)
3822349 The Woodcutter, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Hornel, Edward Atkinson (1864-1933); 66x53 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire, UK; eCalderdale Borough Council; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageSickle Collection: The Triumph of Death, c. 1562 (oil on panel)

The Triumph of Death, c. 1562 (oil on panel)
XIR457 The Triumph of Death, c.1562 (oil on panel) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 117x162 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: (for details see 69068-71 and 156438)); Flemish

Background imageSickle Collection: June (wheat mowing). 1206-1211 (sculpture)

June (wheat mowing). 1206-1211 (sculpture)
LRI4677521 June (wheat mowing). 1206-1211 (sculpture) by Antelami, Benedetto (c.1150-c.1230); Baptistery, Parma Cathedral, Italy; (add.info.: Romanesque art: June (wheat mowing)

Background imageSickle Collection: La Liberte ou la Mort Allegorie de la Liberte on the left

La Liberte ou la Mort Allegorie de la Liberte on the left
JLJ4680345 La Liberte ou la Mort Allegorie de la Liberte on the left, covered by the Diademe de la Reason, heritage of the Siecle des Lumieres

Background imageSickle Collection: Harvest - by Lhermitte, store calendar 'The beautiful gardener'

Harvest - by Lhermitte, store calendar "The beautiful gardener"
LSE4079395 Harvest - by Lhermitte, store calendar " The beautiful gardener", August 1898 by Lhermitte, Leon Augustin (1844-1925); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageSickle Collection: Woman with wheat and poppies - late summer allegory, calendar illustrated by Hubert Dys

Woman with wheat and poppies - late summer allegory, calendar illustrated by Hubert Dys
LSE4079157 Woman with wheat and poppies - late summer allegory, calendar illustrated by Hubert Dys, painted by F.H. Kaemmerer, 1888 by Kaemmerer

Background imageSickle Collection: Man of the Black Forest, sharpening his fake for the harvest - in'

Man of the Black Forest, sharpening his fake for the harvest - in"
LSE4081908 Man of the Black Forest, sharpening his fake for the harvest - in" Encyclopedia of Voyages" by Grasset St Sauveur, ed

Background imageSickle Collection: Agricultural workers and their tools, fake, rateau-ertrier (rake ertrier)

Agricultural workers and their tools, fake, rateau-ertrier (rake ertrier)
LSE4429798 Agricultural workers and their tools, fake, rateau-ertrier (rake ertrier), braid basket and recipient for the collection, in a farm near Bourmont in Haute-Marne (Haute Marne), circa 1880

Background imageSickle Collection: Portrait of Otto von Bismarck (1815-1890) chancellor of the Kingdom of Prussia (1862-1890

Portrait of Otto von Bismarck (1815-1890) chancellor of the Kingdom of Prussia (1862-1890
LSE4323676 Portrait of Otto von Bismarck (1815-1890) chancellor of the Kingdom of Prussia (1862-1890), he unified Germany by a series of wars and became the first chancellor (1871-1890)

Background imageSickle Collection: Calendar, June, a peasant mowing and the sign of cancer. 16th century (miniature)

Calendar, June, a peasant mowing and the sign of cancer. 16th century (miniature)
LRI4635983 Calendar, June, a peasant mowing and the sign of cancer. 16th century (miniature) by Flemish School, (16th century); Archivio della Badia della Ss

Background imageSickle Collection: Saturn with zodiac signs of aquarius and capricorn. The game scenes

Saturn with zodiac signs of aquarius and capricorn. The game scenes
LRI4635473 Saturn with zodiac signs of aquarius and capricorn.The game scenes and its influence on men. (miniature, c.1470) by Predis, Cristoforo de (1440-86); Biblioteca Estense, Modena

Background imageSickle Collection: History Writing Recepts on the Back of Time Painting by Luco Giordano dit Fa Presto

History Writing Recepts on the Back of Time Painting by Luco Giordano dit Fa Presto
JLJ4602395 History Writing Recepts on the Back of Time Painting by Luco Giordano dit Fa Presto (1632-1705) 17th century. Brest, Museum of Fine Arts by Giordano

Background imageSickle Collection: The payroll of peasant harvesters in a farm yard, one of them holds a fake

The payroll of peasant harvesters in a farm yard, one of them holds a fake
JLJ4576742 The payroll of peasant harvesters in a farm yard, one of them holds a fake. Painting by Leon Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925) 1882 Sun

Background imageSickle Collection: Month of July: summer activities. Mowing wheat, fishing, transporting falcons. c

Month of July: summer activities. Mowing wheat, fishing, transporting falcons. c
LRI4684888 Month of July: summer activities. Mowing wheat, fishing, transporting falcons. c.1535 (fresco) by Maestro Venceslao (fl.1390-1400); Castello del Buonconsilio, Torre dell Aquila

Background imageSickle Collection: Harvests, Indians of Peru working in the fields. Watercolor of the 18th century Madrid

Harvests, Indians of Peru working in the fields. Watercolor of the 18th century Madrid
AIS5348809 Harvests, Indians of Peru working in the fields. Watercolor of the 18th century Madrid. Biblioteca del Palacio Real by Unknown artist, (18th century); Palacio Real de Madrid

Background imageSickle Collection: Shepherds calendar - The Labours of the Months - July - Woodcut from the 1496 book

Shepherds calendar - The Labours of the Months - July - Woodcut from the 1496 book
XEE4162855 Shepherds calendar - The Labours of the Months - July - Woodcut from the 1496 book printed by Guy Marchant (Guido Mercator) at Troyes - Hay

Background imageSickle Collection: The wolf. Engraving in 'Buffon Alphabet des Animaux'. 3rd Series N 1

The wolf. Engraving in "Buffon Alphabet des Animaux". 3rd Series N 1
DUV4210693 The wolf. Engraving in " Buffon Alphabet des Animaux". 3rd Series N 1. Imaging of Epinal, Epinal, late 19th century. 16 pages

Background imageSickle Collection: Economic crisis and inflation in the inter-war period (inter-war)

Economic crisis and inflation in the inter-war period (inter-war)
XEE4188196 Economic crisis and inflation in the inter-war period (inter-war): rising wheat prices and imports from abroad. Cover of " Le petit journal" from 01/08/1920

Background imageSickle Collection: The Reapers (watercolour on paper)

The Reapers (watercolour on paper)
1765039 The Reapers (watercolour on paper) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 15.9x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reapers. Helen Allingham (1848-1926). Watercolour on paper

Background imageSickle Collection: A Young Peasant Girl, Sleeping, 1874 (oil on canvas)

A Young Peasant Girl, Sleeping, 1874 (oil on canvas)
989269 A Young Peasant Girl, Sleeping, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Perrault, Leon Bazile (1832-1908); 94.7x155 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Young Peasant Girl, Sleeping)



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"Symbol of Revolution: The Sickle's Enduring Legacy" In the realm of communist propaganda, a powerful image emerged in 1967 with Viktor Ivanov's iconic poster. Depicting a sickle intertwined with the words "Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live forever. ", it encapsulated the fervent devotion to the Soviet leader and his ideals. This emblematic tool became synonymous with the Communist Party and its pursuit of equality. Across continents, another symbol arose in Southeast Asia as Ho Chi Minh's bust stood proudly alongside the Vietnamese socialist flag. The sickle represented collective strength and unity as Vietnam fought for independence from colonial powers. It embodied their determination to build a society rooted in socialist principles. Yet, this humble agricultural implement holds historical significance beyond political movements. In Aleksandr Gerasimov's portrayal of Lenin from 1930-1939, he is depicted holding a sickle—a reminder that even great leaders are connected to their people through labor and agriculture. The it also finds its place in ancient traditions like those of the Druids who carried mistletoe while performing sacred rituals. Feudal lords would instruct peasant workers using this versatile tool during times when manual labor was essential for survival. Pauline Baynes' artwork titled "The Farming Year" beautifully captures scenes where farmers wielded their trusty sickles amidst bountiful harvests or tending to fertile fields—reminding us of our deep connection to nature's cycles. Beyond Europe’s shores, Japanese warriors showcased their skillful techniques at London’s Aeolian Hall wielding not only traditional weapons but also unconventional ones like saucepan lids attached to chains alongside deadly sickles. These displays highlighted Japan’s rich martial arts heritage while showcasing unique implements like Nabebuta (a pot lid), Kusarigama (chain-sickle), and Naginata (halberd).