Fêtes et Célébrations Flamandes - The Phoebus Foundation
26/04/2025 - 01/09/2025

Fêtes et Célébrations Flamandes at the Palais des Beaux Arts de Lille immerses you in the festive culture of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in the Southern Netherlands, featuring over a hundred works from leading museums such as the Louvre and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. No artwork could complete this celebration more festively than our Peasant Wedding by Frans Verbeeck.

Crowded genre painting depicting a lively banquet scene indoors, filled with figures eating, dancing and making music. Around long tables, numerous small episodes unfold, from conversation and joking to drinking and serving. Rich in detail, colourful costumes and animated movement, the composition conveys a festive yet slightly chaotic atmosphere.
Frans Verbeeck, Peasant Wedding, c.1550

The exhibition runs from 26 April to 1 September 2025.