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ARTIST: Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (Netherlands, 1589-1662)

TITLE OF WORK: Peace celebration with dance

TYPE OF WORK: Painting, oil on wood

DATE: 1616

DIMENSIONS: 62 x 112 cm

COMMENTS: The painting shows the Archduke of Austria Albrecht VII (1559-1621) dancing a pavane with his wife Isabella of Spain. The occasion is the conclusion of a 12-year peace between Austria and the Netherla

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Flanders, Holland, Belgium, Austria

DANCE FORM: court