On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P01441
- Author
- Brueghel “the Elder”, Jan (Flemish),
- Title
- Country Wedding
- Chronology
- Ca. 1612
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 84 cm x 126 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
A wedding procession moves towards
the church in a rural setting. The
male members of both families lead
the procession, headed by the
groom. The flower in his hand is
clearly a symbol of matrimony. The
bride remains among the women. Both
wear black clothing and a broad
ruff collar, in keeping with early
seventeenth-century style.
The artist draws on the work of his
father, Pieter Brueghel “the
Elder,” in order to render everyday
Flemish life with great veracity.
But Jan Brueghel adds a greater
presence of landscape, as can be
seen in the leading role Nature
plays here.
This work as paired with the
Wedding Banquet Presided Over by
the Archduke and Infanta (P1442).
Both are documented from 1662, when
they were hanging at Madrid's
Alcázar Palace.
Location on the map
