The Peasant Dance

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The Peasant Dance is a lively 16th-century genre painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder that vividly depicts rustic villagers reveling at a festival, exemplifying his detailed and earthy portrayals of peasant life.

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The Peasant Dance canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artHistoricalContext 16th-century Netherlandish art
Flemish genre painting
city Vienna
collection Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
country Austria
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Netherlands
creator Pieter Bruegel the Elder
dateOfCreation circa 1568
depictionType outdoor scene
depicts musicians
peasant dance
peasants
religious procession in background
rustic villagers
tavern scene
village festival
genre Northern Renaissance art
hasPart bagpiper
banners
church in background
dancing couple
drinking peasants
tavern building
inception 1568
languageOfTitle Dutch
location Kunsthistorisches Museum
material oil on wood
medium oil paint
movement Northern Renaissance
notableFor complex crowd composition
moralizing undertones
vivid depiction of peasant revelry
originalTitle De Boerendans
partOfSeries Bruegel's peasant festival paintings
relatedWork The Peasant Wedding
The Wedding Dance
linked to: De bruiloftsdans
style detailed representation
earthy realism
support panel
theme festivity
peasant life
rural customs
social satire
timePeriodDepicted 16th century rural life

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder notableWork The Peasant Dance
The Kermis relatedThemeTo The Peasant Dance