Art Gallery Of Ontario

Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Country Wedding, 16th–17th century, oil on wood, Art Gallery of Ontario; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Redelmeier, 1940, 2557. This is an oil on wood painting, titled Country Wedding by artist Pieter Brueghel the Younger. It is from the 1500s or 1600s, and was a gift to the Art Gallery of Ontario by Mr. and Mrs. W. Redelmeier in 1940. The scene is set in Europe during the 1500s or 1600s and features a country wedding within a wooded glade. About fifty people are shown celebrating in the rustic setting. The people are dancing, eating, drinking, playing musical instruments, and embracing each other. Most of the people are wearing clothes associated with working-class labourers of the time period, in earth-coloured tones, such as browns, greens, and grays. Some figures wear garments that stand out in the rustic, forest setting: contrasting fabrics of sharp, bright reds, whites, and piercing yellows. Trees, bushes, and hut-like structures are shown in the background. In the bottom-left for