Loading

The Fight between Carnival and Lent

Pieter Brueghel II (according to Pieter Bruegel the Elder)undated

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Brussels, Belgium

The multitude of scenes which accompany "the fight" are a host of ceremonies or customs linked to the Carnival and Lent, which take place from the feast of the kings (Epiphany) to Easter. In the foreground, two processions, led on the left by the rotund Carnival figure and on the right by the gaunt figure of Lent, are heading for collision in a burlesque and parody joust. With them we see the opposition of feast and famine, winter and spring (the left-hand trees are bare whilst the trees on the right bear leaves), popular celebration and well-ordered charity (ill. 2), the evil tavern and the church, refuge of the pious soul. (Sabine va Sprang in 'The Diary of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium')

Show lessRead more
  • Title: The Fight between Carnival and Lent
  • Creator: Pieter Brueghel II (according to Pieter Bruegel the Elder)
  • Creator Lifespan: 1564/1638
  • Creator Nationality: Belgian
  • Creator Gender: male
  • Creator Death Place: Antwerp (Belgium)
  • Creator Birth Place: Brussels (Belgium)
  • Date Created: undated
  • support: wood
  • origin: Aquired in public sale, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 9 June 1999, n°120
  • Physical Dimensions: w171.5 x h121.3 cm (without frame)
  • Provenance: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
  • Type: painting (panel)
  • Rights: © Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels / photo : J. Geleyns / Ro scan
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites