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Description: | A busy scene of village revelry on a feast-day. The composition is symmetrically arranged within a long rectangular format. In the centre ground, before a tavern, a number of people stand or sit on benches around a large table which is laden with food. To the centre-left, two couples dance, to the centre-right, four men stand about talking. To the far left of the composition, people sit drinking outside another tavern. In the background more people enjoy the festivities, to the right one group have gathered outside a church, which flies the Dutch flag. There are many incidental details. | Subjects: | animal (dog); figure; everyday life (festival); townscape | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Dutch School Æ Attributed to Attributed to Heemskerck, Egbert van, the younger (Dutch painter, died 1744) Previously attributed to Kessel, Jan Thomas van (Flemish painter, 1677-1741) Previously attributed to Kessel, Nicholes van, (Dutch artist, active 18th century)l | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8351... | Go to resource |
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