Peasant Dance

    We are analyzing the oil painting which is called Peasant Dance. This painting was owned by painter called Piether Bruegel. We see people dancing, being full of life in the painting. A lot of people dancing, talking, resting and chatting at the same time, playing musical instruments spread all over the painting. Two couples are offering a very lively dance at the back. Besides a couple clasping at the front, figure of a pair kissing, figure of people discussing an issue at the table, figure of two children dancing are shown. We understand that the weather is not windy because of the trees being stagnant in the landscape at the back of the moving figures. Colors are used in pastel tones. Although the subject is whatever entertainment and dance, we cannot see happiness and joy in the figure of people’s faces. These clothes are owned by the peasants of that time. It is not a leisure-style for rich people. This is a barn dance. To sum up, instead of showing people are having fun, actually the painter wants to tell us confusion there and people in different moods.