Peasants' Brawl, From Peasant Festival or The Twelve Months, Plate 9, 1547
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Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrusexpand_more 2015.93.114
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Fights were popular features of peasant festivals, at least in art. The trigger might be flirting or cheating at games—and too much drink, as signaled by the grapevine at left. The banner reads, “If you clobber me, I’ll stick you.” The city of Nuremberg, which had become Lutheran shortly before this engraving was made, tried to suppress such celebrations. But they also came to represent the German birthright to have a good time.
Details
- Title
- Peasants' Brawl, From Peasant Festival or The Twelve Months, Plate 9
- Artist Life
- 1500–1550
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.93.114
- Provenance
- [Christopher Mendez, London; sold to Andrus]; John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn.; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Pauli, Hollstein 185 i/ii; Bartsch 162 (vol. 8, p. 179)
- Curator Approved
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