Reading scene in the 17th century European peasantry as depicted by Ostade
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Peasant scene showing a group of villagers indoors singing and dancing to music
Peasant scene showing a group of villagers indoors singing and dancing to the music of a flute and a violin
Representation of a forge with different workers of different ages
Young anonymous 17th-century violinist
Portrait of the jester called Don Juan de Austria by Velázquez, showing the devices for his act on the floor
Rehearsal of a comedy in an illustrated 18th century interior by Paret and Alcazar
Portrait of an 18th-century bullfighter by Antonio Carnicero
Portrait of the jester Diego de Acedo, who is shown performing his act by gluing the pages of a book together
Velázquez’s work shows an interior of women working in textiles, emphasising their profession through the fable of Arachne
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