Descascamento de Café a Pata do Boi, 1820 – by Alfredo Norfini

Descascamento de Café a Pata do Boi, 1820 by Alfredo Norfini depicts the traditional process of coffee de-hulling using a bull’s foot, a method common in early Brazilian coffee plantations. The painting captures the raw, manual labor involved in the process, bringing attention to the historical agricultural practices of the period. Norfini’s meticulous rendering of the figures and the labor-intensive process reflects the artist’s dedication to documenting Brazilian history and culture.