The Wedding Dance, 1566
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish, 1525-1569
oil on wood panel
oil on wood panel
engraving
engraving
etching and engraving in ink on laid paper
engraving printed in black ink on laid paper
etching printed in black ink on laid paper
The DIA’s exhibition Bruegel's ‘The Wedding Dance’ Revealed is a collaboration between the DIA’s Conservation Department and European Art departments that traces the life of the painting from its creation in 1566 to the present, including the story behind the DIA’s exciting acquisition of the work in 1930. The exhibition also commemorates the 450th anniversary of the artist’s death. While visitors cannot see the exhibition in person, they can still get a behind the scenes look at “...
Conservation on display During the years I served as a DIA curator, I spent much time doing research in our conservation department. Exploring artwork under a microscope, discovering the elemental composition of pigments used during the Renaissance, and examining paintings with the help of X-radiography, raking or ultraviolet light were and still are some of my favorite activities. Not many people know that the DIA is not only one of the best museums in the country, but also one that is eq...