Rustic Dance (Danse Rustique)
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/16 x 8 11/16 in. (18 x 22 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.1453
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Rustic Dance (Danseique)" is a delightful collaborative print attributed to Jan Brueghel the Elder, with engraving by Robert Daudet and Wilhelm Weisbrod.ueghel, a masterful Flemish artist of the early 17th century and son of the renowned Pieter Bruegel the Elder was celebrated for his intricate landscapes and lively genre scenes capturing rural life. Though the exact date is unknown, this exemplifies the Baroque era's fascination with everyday joys, blending Brueghel's detailed compositions with the precision of etching and engraving techniques. The scene bursts with rustic charm: villagers ...