Flemish festivals and celebrations: Brueghel, Rubens, Jordaens...
Rmn-GP| N° d'inventaire | 32383 |
| Format | 23 x 30 |
| Détails | 208 p., paperback. |
| Publication | 2025, Lille. |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782711881079 |
Festivals are a form of celebration and a time for social interaction aimed at creating and maintaining a sense of belonging. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Southern Netherlands suffered the ravages of the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648). Festivals then became an essential outlet that broke the monotony of laborious activity, but also helped to withstand the onslaught of calamities.
Seeking to move beyond the idea that fairs and Flemish festivals are one and the same, this catalogue emphasizes the diversity of celebrations of the period. The work brings together contributions from the best specialists and reflects a broad vision of festivals: Jesuit festivals, warrior triumphs, bird shooting, festivals of restored peace, domestic festivals... Their variety leads to a cross-section of the society of the time highlighting the eminent social and political role of regulating public celebrations.
Called upon to immortalize these celebrations or even stage them, artists have left us tapestries, paintings, medals, watercolors, prints... and giant heads!
Festivals are a form of celebration and a time for social interaction aimed at creating and maintaining a sense of belonging. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Southern Netherlands suffered the ravages of the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648). Festivals then became an essential outlet that broke the monotony of laborious activity, but also helped to withstand the onslaught of calamities.
Seeking to move beyond the idea that fairs and Flemish festivals are one and the same, this catalogue emphasizes the diversity of celebrations of the period. The work brings together contributions from the best specialists and reflects a broad vision of festivals: Jesuit festivals, warrior triumphs, bird shooting, festivals of restored peace, domestic festivals... Their variety leads to a cross-section of the society of the time highlighting the eminent social and political role of regulating public celebrations.
Called upon to immortalize these celebrations or even stage them, artists have left us tapestries, paintings, medals, watercolors, prints... and giant heads!