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Peasant Fair
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Peasant Fair

Karel van Mander (I) · 1592 · pen; brush; paper; ink

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The merry, dancing crowd fills the village square. Yet amid the revelry, things have gotten a bit out of hand: a couple embrace intimately on the left, a man vomits in the centre, and a scuffle brews in the background. The urban couple in the right foreground represents the viewer's disdain. In the caption, however, the draughtsman Karel van Mander also questions their perceived loftiness.

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drawingvomitingdrunkennessgroup dancingfestivities
Credit lineBoerenkermis. 1592. Karel van Mander (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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