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- Reference number
- P01442
- Author
- Brueghel “the Elder”, Jan (Flemish),
- Title
- Wedding Banquet Presided Over by the Archduke and Infanta
- Chronology
- Ca. 1612
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 84 cm x 126 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
The pendant of Country Wedding
(P1441) shows the banquet that
follows the wedding procession. The
bride sits under a straw canopy at
the center of the scene, which
Brueghel sets under four leafy
trees, revealing the great
importance he gave to
landscapes.
The presence of the Archduke
Alberto de Austria and the infanta
Isabel Clara Eugenia, then
governors of the Low Countries,
makes this work an illustration of
their harmonious rule and of the
union of the sovereigns with their
subjects. Thus, Brueghel paints an
everyday scene, but with evident
political connotations.
This work is first documented at
Madrid's Alcázar Palace in 1666.
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