Village Festivities: Traditional Charm

Village Festivities: Traditional Charm

• Model: Artistic

• Size: 704 X 896 (0.63 MP)

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  • Prompt: Peasant wedding (painting by Brueghel, 1568) The wedding takes place on the threshing floor of the peasant's yard. In the XVI century, there were no large tables even in rich houses, they were made of planks during the holiday. The man on the far right, dressed in black, is sitting on an upside—down vat, the rest are on benches made of rough planks. An old man is sitting on the only chair with a back, perhaps a notary invited to conclude a marriage contract. In the foreground, two people serve bowls of porridge, and a door that has been removed from its hinges serves as a tray. The one on the left is the largest figure on the canvas. Brueghel also highlighted it in the color scheme. Probably, the artist wanted to stabilize the complex composition of the canvas in this way. On the food carrier, the semi-diagonals of those sitting in the front rows converge, and the edges of his apron mark the axis of symmetry of the canvas. On his hat, as well as on the instruments of the bagpipe players, a bunch of ribbons is tied. Such ribbons were usually used in those days to tie trousers, and their presence on hats and instruments indicated belonging to a certain group. At that time, young people joined
  • Face enhance: No
  • Upscale & Enhance: 0
  • Aspect Ratio: portrait