The Fight Between Carnival and Lent
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| - | '''''The Fight Between Carnival and Lent''''' is an [[oil painting|oil]]-on-panel work painted by [[Pieter Bruegel]] in 1559. This painting depicts a common festival of the period, as celebrated in the Southern Netherlands. It presents the contrast between two sides of contemporary life, as can be seen by the appearance of the inn on the left side - for enjoyment, and the church on the right side - for religious observance. The busy scene depicts well-behaved children near the church and a beer drinking scene near the inn. Other scenes show a well in the centre (the coming together of different parts of the community), a fish stall and two competing floats. | + | '''''The Fight Between Carnival and Lent''''' is an [[oil painting|oil]]-on-panel work painted by [[Pieter Bruegel]] in 1559. This painting depicts a common festival of the period, as celebrated in the [[Southern Netherlands]]. It presents the contrast between two sides of contemporary life, as can be seen by the appearance of the inn on the left side - for [[enjoyment]] ([[carnival]]), and the church on the right side - for [[religious observance]] ([[lent]]). The busy scene depicts well-behaved children near the church and a beer drinking scene near the inn. Other scenes show a well in the centre (the coming together of different parts of the community), a fish stall and two competing floats. |
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The Fight Between Carnival and Lent is an oil-on-panel work painted by Pieter Bruegel in 1559. This painting depicts a common festival of the period, as celebrated in the Southern Netherlands. It presents the contrast between two sides of contemporary life, as can be seen by the appearance of the inn on the left side - for enjoyment (carnival), and the church on the right side - for religious observance (lent). The busy scene depicts well-behaved children near the church and a beer drinking scene near the inn. Other scenes show a well in the centre (the coming together of different parts of the community), a fish stall and two competing floats.
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