Peasants Dancing and Feasting

David Teniers the Younger

ca. 1660 · Oil on canvas · European Paintings

In this canvas of about 1660 Teniers treats a theme that may be traced back at least a century to Pieter Bruegel the Elder. There are several signs of excess behavior but the artist was clearly less concerned with preaching than with conveying the mood of the crowd. That such sunny spirits prevailed in the countryside was a view mostly entertained in the city.

Artist: David Teniers the Younger
Date: ca. 1660
Medium: Oil on canvas
Department: European Paintings
Credit line: Purchase, 1871

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