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The son has produced a variation upon a theme of his father's, and a comparison of the two works sheds light upon the particular vision of the older Bruegel. The father's work reveals a turbulent crowd of people, vitality, potential violence, with the figures seemingly bursting out of the frame. That of the son displays idealized faces and clear groupings, while the rather harmless festivities are held in check by the absence of figures in the areas along the border.
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