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A medieval woman in a terracotta and blue outfit sweeps a cottage floor with a long wooden broom and broad golden straw head.

The Long Broom

A squat householder in a medieval tunic sweeps a cottage floor with an oversized straw broom beside a timber-framed wall panel.

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Original size1120 × 1344
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LicenceFree, commercial use
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Prompt

Finished editorial illustration, 5:6 portrait. One medieval householder sweeping a cottage floor, shown full-length in a simple side view. Distinctive squat, broad tunic silhouette, tiny oval head, minimal face, simple mitten-shaped hands and plain leather shoes. An improbably long wooden broom extends diagonally toward the lower right, ending in an oversized fan of golden straw touching the floor. Behind the figure at left, one rectangular timber-framed plaster wall panel establishes the historical interior. Hand-drawn chunky marker contours and patchy terracotta, ochre and muted blue fills; textile-inspired fabric shapes with sparse, oversized dashed embroidery stitches along selected edges. No intricate stitchwork. Bright warm-ivory ground, almost no shading, a single short floor line. Keep the upper right spacious and empty. Playful proportions, clear thumbnail silhouette, one quiet domestic moment. No text, logos or watermarks.

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