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Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Peasant Wedding

Pieter Brueghel the Elder

1568

unspecified

From the collection of Catholic University of Leuven

Northern Renaissance Renaissance Renaissance Genre Scene

Dominant colour

Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Peasant Wedding 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

This painting shows a lively wedding scene with peasants eating and dancing. The scene is full of details, like the food on the tables and the clothes people wear. It's interesting that the painter included so many everyday things, like the pipes and the jugs, to show what life was like back then. Check out the work of Pieter Brueghel I to see more scenes of everyday life.