Art review: ‘De boerendans’ (the farmer’s or peasant’s dance), Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1567.

This article was originally (partially) a thread on social media,which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. This time we”ll be looking at ‘De boerendans’ (the farmer’s or peasant’s dance) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, from c. 1567.I love Pieter’s art & of course I love art that depicts an era generally still considered to be bland, dark & horrid, as also being a bit fun. Adorable, big kid dancing with little kid, I reckon they’re sisters.By their clothes we can see its cold, their aprons show us they likely do some work in the household.The little kid has a bell attached to her sleeve, just in case she wonders off… again!So many details: The musician looks fab, wearing fancy shorts, very clean white bits here and there: I wonder if he’s looking like that because he’s concentrating on playing or because that drunk is bothering him, probably asking him if he can play “Thunderstruck”… again: At the table things…