A Village Kermis with a Wedding Feast
Drawing
mid 16th century (made), 17th century (made)
mid 16th century (made), 17th century (made)
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The event takes place in a village square, surrounded by buildings, and a church in the left middle ground. The bridal party, seated around a table, can be seen in an open-sided tent on the right. The space is filled with figures engaged in dancing, carousing, lovemaking and other activities. In the centre foreground, a stationary cart, around which are a pig with piglet and ducks.
Object details
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Title | A Village Kermis with a Wedding Feast (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and brown ink with pink, yellow and grey washes, over black chalk on paper |
Brief description | Drawing, 'A Village Kermis with a Wedding Feast', by a follower of Pieter Bruegel the elder, pen and brown ink with pink, yellow and grey washes, over black chalk on paper, mid 16th century or 17th century, Flemish School |
Physical description | The event takes place in a village square, surrounded by buildings, and a church in the left middle ground. The bridal party, seated around a table, can be seen in an open-sided tent on the right. The space is filled with figures engaged in dancing, carousing, lovemaking and other activities. In the centre foreground, a stationary cart, around which are a pig with piglet and ducks. |
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Production type | Artist's proof |
Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on verso: in brush and brown ink, 7 Dhr Bruegel in Fr. Gol; and in black chalk, 100. |
Gallery label | The village fair or ‘Kermis’ first became a popular subject in the 16th century. Presented as moralizing examples against drunkenness and vulgarity, they allowed for comic depictions of boisterous peasant life. Pieter Bruegel the Elder was one of the greatest Renaissance artists. His drawing style influenced many leading landscape and genre artist of the following centuries. |
Object history | Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869. |
Production | The rubbing of chalk on the verso suggests that the design might have been intended for an engraving. |
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Accession number | DYCE.497 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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