Country dance

Date: 1568
Medium: oil on board
Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Dimensions: 114 x 164

The painting depicts a folk scene from village life during the Renaissance. We can see a group of people of different ages and genders engaged in various folk entertainments. In the middle stand men dancing and watching. Village houses, trees and a church can be seen in the background. The scene is lively, full of movement and expressions of the characters wearing traditional clothes.

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Brueghel painted picture Country dance in 1568. Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is landscape. Original size is 114 x 164. This art piece is located in Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569). Dutch Renaissance painter. He founded the family painting dynasty. He is known for his landscapes, in which he also depicted scenes from the simple peasant life. For this, he is sometimes called Common Brueghel. He is considered the most important artist of his rich extended family. It is worth mentioning that for inspiration, he participated in festivals and weddings in the guise of a rural farmer. Today, 45 works are attributed to him (a large part was lost). Examples include Winter landscape with traps for birds Hunters in the snow, Babel tower, Rural wedding .