A Village fair (Village festival in honour of Saint Hubert and Saint Anthony)

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Title

A Village fair (Village festival in honour of Saint Hubert and Saint Anthony)

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Description

oil on panel 1118 x 1651 mm - Inserted P. Brueghel lower left centre (in Roman caps) Both Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his son Pieter the Younger painted mass scenes of revelry. A Village Fair nominally illustrates a religious festival, a welcome respite from the monotonous toil of peasant existence. Effigies of Saints Anthony and Hubert are car...

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Image

Date created

circa 1614-1619

Creator

Pieter Brueghel the Younger

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https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/9723

Related subjects

villages / townships / markets (events) / fairs / harvest festivals / peasants / buildings / religious communities / players / plays / processions / trees / dancers / singers / food / alcohol / Flemish/Netherlandish/European / Painting

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