The apparent snapshot is carefully composed. Without any allegorical meaning, the image realistically depicts a Flemish peasant wedding. The bride is seated in front of the green curtains with a paper crown hanging above her. According to Flemish custom, the groom was not present at the wedding table. However, a notary in a beret, a Franciscan monk and the landlord with a dog (positioned on the far right) are recognisable; the plates of oatmeal brought to the banquet are simple
Collection: Images
Project: 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity., 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe.
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/330/?offset=113&lv=list
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on panel (113 x 164 cm)
Source: Kunsthistorisches Museum (Viena)
Language: German
Date: ca. 1568
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: 1027
Copyright: Kunsthistorisches Museum (Viena)
Abstract: Country scene indoors celebrating a couple's wedding feast
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