Tag: Peasant Wedding

  • Queen for a Day

    The Peasant Wedding by Pieter Bruegel The Elder, 1567.

    In this 16th century wedding celebration we see the bride sitting in front of a cloth and very proudly surveying the festivities on “her day.” The lore is that Bruegel would dress up as a peasant and did his research first hand. Notice the Bride sitting in front of the green cloth with a crown above her head.

     Detail,  The Peasant Wedding , Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
    Detail, The Peasant Wedding , Pieter Bruegel the Elder.