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Landscape with Peasants Dancing
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Before a rustic inn, a group of villagers converse, embrace, and dance to a bagpiper’s tune. Teniers was one of many Netherlandish artists whose paintings celebrate the joys of country life. These delicately painted works were created primarily for an elite urban audience nostalgic for a simpler existence.
| Artist / Maker | David Teniers |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1645–50 |
| Culture / Origin | Flanders |
| Medium | oil on wood |
| Dimensions | Framed: 69 x 96.5 x 8 cm (27 3/16 x 38 x 3 1/8 in.); Unframed: 49 x 78 cm (19 5/16 x 30 11/16 in.) |
| Department | European Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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