Wedding Dance in the open air by Pieter II Brueghel is probably a copy of a lost work by his father Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The composition may also be a compilation of elements from various wedding dance scenes that his father painted. There are several versions extant of this Wedding Dance. In the foreground we see some dancing couples who are depicted almost literally in every version. In some versions, the bride also joins in the dancing. Here she is centrally depicted, sitting in the background, in front of a cloth to which a crown has been attached. Some of the guests look at the dish on the table before her with curiosity to see how much money she has received in gifts.
| Artist |
Pieter II Brueghel
RKD
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| Title | Wedding Dance in the Open Air |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | hallmarks |
| panel manufacturer's mark | |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1914-CJ |
| Acquisition credit |
bequest
Scribe, Fernand Ghent 1913 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on loan |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1914-CJ |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/646/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
25H landscapes Iconclass |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25G1
plants (in general)
Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25I141 street Iconclass 25I2 village Iconclass 25I22 prospect of village, silhouette of village Iconclass 25I241 village street Iconclass 41A housing Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase Iconclass 41C12 drinking Iconclass 41C341 dish, plate, saucer Iconclass 41D221(HAT) head-gear: hat Iconclass 41D221(HEADSCARF) head-gear (HEADSCARF) Iconclass 41D2656 belt, girdle, waistband Iconclass 41D267 purse, money-bag Iconclass 42D betrothal and marriage Iconclass 42D212 bride (in wedding-dress) Iconclass 42D25 wedding feast, wedding meal Iconclass 43A festivities Iconclass 43A4 public festivities Iconclass 43C9 dancing Iconclass 45C13(EPEE) hacking and thrusting weapons (EPEE) Iconclass 46A14 farmers Iconclass 46AA14 farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife Iconclass 48A712 the audience ~ art performance Iconclass 48C7354 bagpipe, musette Iconclass 48C75 making music; musician with instrument Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
| Museum van Schoone Kunsten : Catalogus ; Oude Meesters, Schilderstukken, teekeningen, plaatsneden (met geschiedkundig overzicht) / Maurice Dupuis, Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Drukkerij F. De Vos, 1938 ; Gent : Stad Gent, 1938 (p. 31) |
| Pierre Brueghel le Jeune : Edition posthume mise au point et annotée par Jacqueline Folie / Georges Marlier, Jacqueline Folie. - Bruxelles : Robert Finck, 1969 (p. 191, nr. 17) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 61 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| De vrienden rond het museum : Het Gentse kunstnetwerk in relatie tot de collectieuitbreiding van het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (1870-1914) / Julie Landuyt. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 190 (ill. 56)) |
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