The paintings illustrating peasant life, executed in 1567-68, are the most outstanding examples of Bruegel's late style, which is characterized by his use of monumental Italianate figures. It was paintings of this type which caused Bruegel to be known as Peasant Bruegel. In fact, we now know that he was a leading member of a highly sophisticated humanist circle in Antwerp. With our increasing knowledge of the symbolism contained in much sixteenth-century northern painting, it seems likely that, in addition to the obvious celebration of peasant life, the pictures have a moral dimension, too.

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	Peasant Wedding c. 1567 Oil on wood, 114 x 164 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	1376*950 True Color 200 Kb
	Peasant Wedding (detail) c. 1567 Oil on wood, width of detail 25 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	950*1145 True Color 187 Kb
	Peasant Wedding (detail) c. 1567 Oil on wood Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	934*800 True Color 103 Kb
	Peasant Wedding (detail) c. 1567 Oil on wood Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	900*1243 True Color 170 Kb
	Peasant Wedding (detail) c. 1567 Oil on wood Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	1000*1091 True Color 174 Kb
	Peasant Wedding (detail) c. 1567 Oil on wood Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	720*1200 True Color 107 Kb
	Peasant Wedding (detail) c. 1567 Oil on wood, width of detail 25 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	900*1091 True Color 176 Kb
	Peasant Wedding (detail) c. 1567 Oil on wood Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	900*951 True Color 109 Kb
	The Peasant Dance c. 1567 Oil on oak panel, 114 x 164 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	1463*1000 True Color 205 Kb
	The Peasant Dance (detail) c. 1567 Oil on oak panel, width of detail 25 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	900*1079 True Color 174 Kb
	The Peasant Dance (detail) c. 1567 Oil on oak panel Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	1009*770 True Color 132 Kb
	The Peasant Dance (detail) c. 1567 Oil on oak panel Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	900*1174 True Color 193 Kb
	The Peasant Dance (detail) c. 1567 Oil on oak panel, width of detail 39 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	900*1082 True Color 133 Kb
	The Peasant Dance (detail) c. 1567 Oil on oak panel, width of detail 25 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	900*1081 True Color 166 Kb
	Wedding Dance in the Open Air 1566 Oil on panel, 119 x 157 cm Institute of Arts, Detroit	1218*900 True Color 186 Kb
	Wedding Dance in the Open Air (detail) 1566 Oil on panel Institute of Arts, Detroit	900*1177 True Color 164 Kb
	The Land of Cockaigne 1567 Oil on panel, 52 x 78 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	1300*873 True Color 173 Kb
	The Land of Cockaigne (detail) 1567 Oil on panel Alte Pinakothek, Munich	880*1080 True Color 185 Kb
	The Land of Cockaigne (detail) 1567 Oil on panel Alte Pinakothek, Munich	1003*1197 True Color 162 Kb
	The Land of Cockaigne (detail) 1567 Oil on panel Alte Pinakothek, Munich	1078*1000 True Color 166 Kb