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Pieter Brueghel de Oude. Boerendans

Pieter Brueghel the Elder

1568

unspecified

From the collection of Catholic University of Leuven

Northern Renaissance Renaissance Renaissance Genre Scene

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Pieter Brueghel de Oude. Boerendans is a 1568 unspecified by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Catholic University of Leuven.

Who painted this?: Pieter Brueghel the Elder
When & what style?: 1568 · Northern Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Catholic University of Leuven

About this work

A crowd of peasants dances in a circle, boots kicking up dust. Their faces glow, cheeks red, eyes bright. One old man plays a pipe. Others clap, laugh, spill drinks. The scene spills past the frame. Brueghel packed tiny details: a torn sleeve, a dropped spoon, a dog sniffing a boot. No saints or kings here—just daily life. The joy feels real, not staged. Look up Pieter Brueghel I to see how he made peasants unforgettable.