Two figures of a higher status than the peasants require attention outside the villagers’ rural home
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4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe.
Family group of a recognised status poses in a family portrait showing the different fashions between generations
Family portrait of the Stuart dynasty with the future Charles II, Prince of Wales
Portrait of the family of Jan-Baptista Anthoine by Coques in the 17th century
Interior of an inn in wintertime by Rubens
Peasant celebration outside a village on St. George’s Day
Everyday scene of a woman in an interior playing the lute while looking out of the window and concentrating on the melody
A woman finds herself receiving a musical lesson until the spectator of the composition attracts her attention
A work by Hendrik Gerritsz depicting the evils of greed in the form of an allegory. It depicts the peasantry and certain popular customs.
Interior scene by the Romantic painter David in the 19th century showing the coronation of Napoleon as the new Emperor
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