The bridal couple is depicted in the center of the composition. The bride dances slightly left of center. She is the only one without a headscarf and wears a red headband in her loose hair. The man she is dancing with is probably not the groom. This is probably shown slightly right of center with brown trousers, brown shirt and a dark coat that corresponds to the color of the bride's dress. Just visible, white nests are attached to his hat, a typical wedding adornment in the sixteenth century. The front bagpipe is also decorated with a nest for the occasion. Four oak trees border the dance space while in the foreground it is limited by a leaning spectator on the left and bagpipers on the right. The latter appear in numerous compositions from the 16th century and usually had sexual connotations, just like the bulging flies of the peasants that had been painted over for a long time (out of prudishness?) but emerged during the last restoration. Object Type: painting. Date: 16th century. Dimensions: 115 × 166 cm (Dagmaat); 119,5 × 168,5 × 0,7 cm (Volledig); ; 147 × 196 × 14 cm (Inclusief lijst). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp. De dans der bruid, Pieter Bruegel I, 16de eeuw, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, 973
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