02 Paintings, The amorous game, Pieter Breughel the Younger's Marriage Procession, With Footnotes #81

Pieter Breughel the Younger  (1564–1638)

The Marriage Procession, c. 1623

Oil on panel

height: 68.1 cm (26.8 in); width: 122.7 cm (48.3 in)

Worcester Art Museum

Flemish wedding processions, as depicted here, publically announced the union of two families before the private, religious ceremony was held at a church. The bride wears her hair down and uncovered except for the wedding headpiece. The groom, wearing a wedding crown atop his bright red cap, is followed by two men, probably the fathers of the bridal couple. More on this painting

Pieter Brueghel II (Brussels 1564/5-1637/8 Antwerp)

Peasants in an open wagon

oil on panel

4½ x 9½ in. (11.5 x 24 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for USD 665,000 in Jun 2014

This scene, showing a group of rowdy peasants en route to a wedding celebration, exemplifies the lighthearted and often humorous observations of everyday life for which Pieter Brueghel II was - and remains - renowned. Even in its small size, this vignette reveals a wealth of anecdotal detail: seven peasants have crowded into the rickety carriage, pressed together so that one at the front has to wrap his arms around his knees to fit inside, while the two nearest the viewer seem poised to fall backwards over the edge. At center, a particularly boisterous woman raises a wine jug high in the air, perhaps to keep it away from her obviously eager companion, who may have already had too much. Stumbling around the back of the cart, a man in a red cap with his back to the viewer rearranges the bridal gifts, aided by another fellow who moves a three-legged stool - a common motif in Brueghel's paintings - out of the way. The cart, which might more usually have been drawn by a driver in an enclosed cab, is pulled by two sturdy horses that seem just to have felt the sting of their rider's whip. More on this painting

Pieter Brueghel II (also Bruegel or Breughel the Younger; between 23 May and 10 October 1564 – between March and May 1638) was a Flemish painter, known for numerous copies after his father Pieter Bruegel the Elder's work as well as his original compositions. The large output of his studio, which produced for the local and export market, contributed to the international spread of his father's imagery.

Traditionally Pieter Brueghel the Younger has been nicknamed "de helse Brueghel" or "Hell Brueghel" because it was believed he was the author of several paintings with fantastic depictions of fire and grotesque imagery. These paintings have now been attributed to his brother Jan Brueghel the Elder. More on Pieter Brueghel II

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