Campesinado; Historia rural; historia de la familia; campesinos; diversión; fiesta; archiduque; Alberto; Isabel Clara Eugenia; baile; siglo XVII; Brueghel; viejo; Museo del Prado - History Lab https://historylab.es Thu, 19 May 2022 15:23:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Campesinado; Historia rural; historia de la familia; campesinos; diversión; fiesta; archiduque; Alberto; Isabel Clara Eugenia; baile; siglo XVII; Brueghel; viejo; Museo del Prado - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Country dance in front of the Archdukes https://historylab.es/country-dance-in-front-of-the-archdukes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=country-dance-in-front-of-the-archdukes Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:43 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/baile-campestre-ante-los-archiduques/ Festive scene of the 17th century peasantry dancing with the Archdukes during their visit

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]]> The work by Jan Brueghel the Elder shows a group of peasants dancing in the centre of the composition, watched by others around them in small groups. Most notable among them are the Archdukes Albert and Isabella Clara Eugenia, seated in the background under a pavilion of vines and surrounded by other members of the court. In the background are the buildings of what would have been the village where the peasants live. The clothes of the figures show the different social classes, so that the peasants’ celebration represents the nobility and the court itself. The reflection of the lower classes in their activities in the countryside shows the recovery and joy after the Twelve Years’ Truce, and also reinforces the link between the rulers and their subjects through the presence of the archdukes and their court at these activities.

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