DROOCHSLOOT, Joost Cornelisz.
(b. 1586, Utrecht, d. 1666, Utrecht)

Village Scene

1623
Oil on canvas, 83 x 115 cm
Private collection

The painting depicts a village scene with peasants making merry and music with a violin player outside an inn, together with peasants eating and drinking at a table.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 26 minutes):
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 212 (Bauernkantate)