1839
oil
panel
From the collection of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Wedding in Flanders in the Seventeenth Century is a 1839 oil by Jan August Hendrik Leys, held at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
This painting shows a lively wedding scene in 17th-century Flanders. The bride, in a white dress, stands on the left with a man, possibly the groom, while other guests mingle around them. The scene is set in a courtyard with a checkered floor and a table with food and drinks. In the background, there's a large building with a tree and a blue sky with white clouds. The painting is full of details, with many people and objects to look at. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark, explore the work of Jan August Hendrik Leys.
Henri Leys, Hendrik Leys or Jan August Hendrik, Baron Leys (18 February 1815 – 26 August 1869) was a Belgian painter and printmaker.
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