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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: Roman mythology: Saturn, god of wealth and time, father of the gods, with wings and its attributes

Roman mythology: Saturn, god of wealth and time, father of the gods, with wings and its attributes
FLO4679693 Roman mythology: Saturn, god of wealth and time, father of the gods, with wings and its attributes, the false and the snake - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Background imageSickle Collection: Bronze sickle from the Late Bronze Age

Bronze sickle from the Late Bronze Age
3330251 Bronze sickle from the Late Bronze Age; (add.info.: Bronze sickle from the Late Bronze Age. Dated 12th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSickle Collection: Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630748 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

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8626834

Background imageSickle Collection: The Death is stubborn - Costume design for the theatre play Tsar Maksemyan

The Death is stubborn - Costume design for the theatre play Tsar Maksemyan, 1911 (watercolour and ink)
FIA5341852 The Death is stubborn - Costume design for the theatre play Tsar Maksemyan, 1911 (watercolour and ink) by Tatlin, Vladimir Evgrafovich (1885-1953); State Russian Museum, St

Background imageSickle Collection: Illustration by Paul Bernay (? -1885) in Le Charivari, 1873-1-2 - The slogan

Illustration by Paul Bernay (? -1885) in Le Charivari, 1873-1-2 - The slogan
ICA4871354 Illustration by Paul Bernay (? -1885) in Le Charivari, 1873-1-2 - The slogan? Liberation of the territory! - Time/Seasons, Pendulum, War 1870-1871, Borrowing

Background imageSickle Collection: First World War: France, Postcard showing a reconstitution of a studio with a Demobilise soldier

First World War: France, Postcard showing a reconstitution of a studio with a Demobilise soldier to come to harvest for
LUX4734867 First World War: France, Postcard showing a reconstitution of a studio with a Demobilise soldier to come to harvest for his family entitled

Background imageSickle Collection: Puss in boots talking to peasants, 19th century (Epinal print)

Puss in boots talking to peasants, 19th century (Epinal print)
THT4305290 Puss in boots talking to peasants, 19th century (Epinal print).; (add.info.: Puss in boots talking to peasants. Epinal print. End of the 19th century.); © Jacques Marthelot

Background imageSickle Collection: A peasant family cutting rushes

A peasant family cutting rushes
3732632 A peasant family cutting rushes; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a peasant family cutting the rushes in rural England. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSickle Collection: Past & Present: Harvesting (colour litho)

Past & Present: Harvesting (colour litho)
8668694 Past & Present: Harvesting (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harvesting. Reaping and Binding by Hand)

Background imageSickle Collection: Blue alfalfa, Medicago falcata

Blue alfalfa, Medicago falcata
5856080 Blue alfalfa, Medicago falcata; (add.info.: Blue alfalfa, Medicago falcata. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Background imageSickle Collection: Agricultural work: harvest. Miniature depicting the month of July from a psalter

Agricultural work: harvest. Miniature depicting the month of July from a psalter, Biblioteca estense de Modene, Italy
VEN5028123 Agricultural work: harvest. Miniature depicting the month of July from a psalter, Biblioteca estense de Modene, Italy; Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Gallerie Estensi, Modena

Background imageSickle Collection: Representation of the Prophhete Noe cutting wood for the construction of the Ark

Representation of the Prophhete Noe cutting wood for the construction of the Ark
VEN5028088 Representation of the Prophhete Noe cutting wood for the construction of the Ark. Below him is a representation of his genealogical tree with his descendants (his sons Sem)

Background imageSickle Collection: Harvest: two peasants mow the bles. Chromolithography late 19th century

Harvest: two peasants mow the bles. Chromolithography late 19th century
JAB5037132 Harvest: two peasants mow the bles. Chromolithography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Harvest: two peasants mow the bles. Chromolithography late 19th century.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Background imageSickle Collection: Fountain of the four seasons; summer. Sculpture by Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) Rue de Grenelle

Fountain of the four seasons; summer. Sculpture by Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) Rue de Grenelle, Paris
JEB4961762 Fountain of the four seasons; summer. Sculpture by Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) Rue de Grenelle, Paris; (add.info.: Fountain of the four seasons; summer)

Background imageSickle Collection: Powder box (powder box) detail of Chronos and a love holding an hourglass - Fabrique Moustiers

Powder box (powder box) detail of Chronos and a love holding an hourglass - Fabrique Moustiers Olerys Laugier - Joseph
JEB4904542 Powder box (powder box) detail of Chronos and a love holding an hourglass - Fabrique Moustiers Olerys Laugier - Joseph Olerys (1697-1749) and Jean Baptiste Laugier (18th century)

Background imageSickle Collection: A young peasant in the German countryside, sitting on the ground to rest during her work

A young peasant in the German countryside, sitting on the ground to rest during her work
IMB4932666 A young peasant in the German countryside, sitting on the ground to rest during her work. She wears a scarf in her hair. 1915 about Historic photo, peasant woman in the field, ca

Background imageSickle Collection: Shedder and Sickle in the hay. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Shedder and Sickle in the hay. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201723 Shedder and Sickle in the hay. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon.

Background imageSickle Collection: Syrian war chariot with sickles mounted on the axles, horses in full scale-armour

Syrian war chariot with sickles mounted on the axles, horses in full scale-armour, and archers in battledress
FLO4704214 Syrian war chariot with sickles mounted on the axles, horses in full scale-armour, and archers in battledress. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "

Background imageSickle Collection: Representation de Zacharie, pretre et prophete juif (6eme siecle av. JC)

Representation de Zacharie, pretre et prophete juif (6eme siecle av. JC). Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno)
GIA5035754 Representation de Zacharie, pretre et prophete juif (6eme siecle av. JC). Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno)(Saint Gregoire de Nazianze)

Background imageSickle Collection: Saturn, relief from the Chapel of the Planets by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81), c.1450 (marble)

Saturn, relief from the Chapel of the Planets by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81), c.1450 (marble)
BEN85121 Saturn, relief from the Chapel of the Planets by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81), c.1450 (marble); Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Background imageSickle Collection: Druid wearing mistletoe he just cooked with a serpe in the woods

Druid wearing mistletoe he just cooked with a serpe in the woods. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4861210 Druid wearing mistletoe he just cooked with a serpe in the woods. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Druid wearing mistletoe he just cooked with a serpe in the woods)

Background imageSickle Collection: MS CCC 285 f.4 A man pruning a bush, illustration for March, from the calendar of a psalter, English

MS CCC 285 f.4 A man pruning a bush, illustration for March, from the calendar of a psalter, English
CCC95510 MS CCC 285 f.4 A man pruning a bush, illustration for March, from the calendar of a psalter, English, c.1250-75 (parchment); Corpus Christi College, Oxford, UK.

Background imageSickle Collection: The discovery of the Venus de Milo: Ceiling of the treasor room of Boscoreale at the Musee du

The discovery of the Venus de Milo: Ceiling of the treasor room of Boscoreale at the Musee du Louvre in Paris
ETI4397278 The discovery of the Venus de Milo: Ceiling of the treasor room of Boscoreale at the Musee du Louvre in Paris: Le Temps showing the ruins he brings

Background imageSickle Collection: Diana or the Moon from a series of reliefs depicting the planetary symbols

Diana or the Moon from a series of reliefs depicting the planetary symbols
BEN85104 Diana or the Moon from a series of reliefs depicting the planetary symbols and signs of the zodiac by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81), c.1450 (plaster); Chapel of the Planets

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Svetlana Melik-Nubarova

Background imageSickle Collection: Harvest Operations - Reaping, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Harvest Operations - Reaping, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Harvest Operations - Reaping, 1858. One of our Artists, fresh from the cornfields, has forwarded to us the accompanying Illustrations of gathering in the harvest

Background imageSickle Collection: Vertumnus and Pomona, 1605. Creator: Jan Saenredam

Vertumnus and Pomona, 1605. Creator: Jan Saenredam
Vertumnus and Pomona, 1605

Background imageSickle Collection: The bread of the future is won fighting, August, c. 1929. Creator: Willem Arondeus

The bread of the future is won fighting, August, c. 1929. Creator: Willem Arondeus
The bread of the future is won fighting, August, c. 1929. Man with a sickle in his hand, ears of corn beneath his arm, against a golden background

Background imageSickle Collection: The Four Seasons: Summer, 1607. Creator: Grimmer, Abel (1570-1619)

The Four Seasons: Summer, 1607. Creator: Grimmer, Abel (1570-1619)
The Four Seasons: Summer, 1607. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Background imageSickle Collection: N'bougez pas!... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

N'bougez pas!... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
N'bougez pas!... 19th century. Artist to woman holding a sickle: Don't move! You are perfect like that

Background imageSickle Collection: Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus, c. 1600. Creator: Jan Saenredam

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus, c. 1600. Creator: Jan Saenredam
Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus, c. 1600

Background imageSickle Collection: The Cult of Ceres, 1596. Creator: Jan Saenredam

The Cult of Ceres, 1596. Creator: Jan Saenredam
The Cult of Ceres, 1596

Background imageSickle Collection: Sketch for the salle des mariages (wedding hall) of the 14th arrondissement : Wedding, 1889

Sketch for the salle des mariages (wedding hall) of the 14th arrondissement : Wedding, 1889
Sketch for the salle des mariages (wedding hall) of the town hall in the 14th arrondissement, Paris : Wedding, 1889. (Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 14eme : La Noce)

Background imageSickle Collection: Allegory of France. Creator: Poilleux-Saint-Ange, Georges Louis (1855-1901)

Allegory of France. Creator: Poilleux-Saint-Ange, Georges Louis (1855-1901)
Allegory of France. Found in the collection of the Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Background imageSickle Collection: Et un autre ange sortit du temple qui est au ciel, ayant lui aussi une faucille tranchante... 1899

Et un autre ange sortit du temple qui est au ciel, ayant lui aussi une faucille tranchante... 1899
Et un autre ange sortit du temple qui est au ciel, ayant lui aussi une faucille tranchante (And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, and he also having a sharp sickle), 1899

Background imageSickle Collection: Auch ein Todtentanz II, 1849. Creator: Alfred Rethel

Auch ein Todtentanz II, 1849. Creator: Alfred Rethel
Auch ein Todtentanz II, 1849. Also a Dance of Death

Background imageSickle Collection: Christ on the Cross, 1631. Creator: Paulus Pontius

Christ on the Cross, 1631. Creator: Paulus Pontius
Christ on the Cross, 1631

Background imageSickle Collection: Charles, Cecile, Courage, Lemon tree, Dog, Mushrooms, Doves, Cherries, Curious, Curiosite

Charles, Cecile, Courage, Lemon tree, Dog, Mushrooms, Doves, Cherries, Curious, Curiosite
DUV4224125 Charles, Cecile, Courage, Lemon tree, Dog, Mushrooms, Doves, Cherries, Curious, Curiosite, page 16 - Alphabet by Mademoiselle Lili, by L. Froelich and by a dad (Hetzel himself)

Background imageSickle Collection: Barley pickers near Olden (Norway). In the background the typical houses of the region

Barley pickers near Olden (Norway). In the background the typical houses of the region Norway. Date of Photograph:1905 ca

Background imageSickle Collection: Clay pots and sickle; Photo studio

Clay pots and sickle; Photo studio Florence. Date of Photograph:12/04/1931

Background imageSickle Collection: Allegorical wall painting of summer from the east of the atrium of Regio IX.V.11

Allegorical wall painting of summer from the east of the atrium of Regio IX.V.11. She carries a sickle and wheat
FLO4687017 Allegorical wall painting of summer from the east of the atrium of Regio IX.V.11. She carries a sickle and wheat

Background imageSickle Collection: Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1916_2_19: A Postsdam - War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia, Automobile

Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1916_2_19: A Postsdam - War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia, Automobile
ICA4844891 Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1916_2_19: A Postsdam - War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia, Automobile, Belligerants and Symbols

Background imageSickle Collection: MUSSOLINI / HARVESTING 33

MUSSOLINI / HARVESTING 33
BENITO MUSSOLINI Italian dictator sets an example by helping out with the harvest Date: 1933

Background imageSickle Collection: Plate 1: Saturn in a niche devouring his son, standing before a scythe

Plate 1: Saturn in a niche devouring his son, standing before a scythe, from a series of mythological gods and goddesses, 1526

Background imageSickle Collection: Two nude children, one sleeping and the other holding a wreath, from New Book of Childr

Two nude children, one sleeping and the other holding a wreath, from New Book of Children, 1720-60

Background imageSickle Collection: The Apache Reaper [gathering wheat], c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The Apache Reaper [gathering wheat], c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Apache Reaper [gathering wheat], c1906. Apache woman harvesting wheat with a hand sickle

Background imageSickle Collection: Chhaya Kharade, 36, an unemployed farm labourer poses with her sickle inside her house in

Chhaya Kharade, 36, an unemployed farm labourer poses with her sickle inside her house in Chincholi, India, March 12, 2019. Picture taken March 12, 2019



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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).