The collaboration between Brueghel and Momper demonstrates, through this example, the simplicity of rural life in Flanders combined with the landscape genre and the painting of everyday life. The groups of figures were painted by Brueghel while Momper painted the landscape with its characteristic violet tones in the background. The composition is shown divided vertically into two scenes. On the left is a marketplace filled with passers-by in search of certain goods, while on the right is a washing place, an activity traditionally carried out by women.
Collection: Images
Project: 2. Social and economic impact of technological revolutions in Europe., 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity., 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (166 x 194 cm)
Source: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: 1620
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: P001443
Copyright: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Abstract: Market and washhouse in Flanders during the 17th century by Brueghel
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