The Large Rustic Wedding Feast

1560

Peter van der Borcht

Associated Names
Peter van der Borcht

Artist, Flemish, 1545 - 1608

This is a drawing of an outdoor scene. The composition features numerous individuals engaged in a gathering beneath large trees. The central focus is on a crowded table where people are passing around jugs and dishes. Surrounding the table, groups of people are interacting in various ways. In the background, there is activity near rustic buildings, with smoke rising. The drawing depicts detailed foliage, textures on clothing, and gives an impression of a traditional village or country fair, capturing a moment of communal enjoyment and celebration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving?

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.382

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 172, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William H. Schab; purchased 1959 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Peeter van der Borcht, Hans Mielke and Ursula Mielke, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 172, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65511551

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