The Fight Between Carnival and Lent

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The Fight Between Carnival and Lent
Pieter Bruegel, 1559
oil on wood
118 × 164 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The Fight Between Carnival and Lent is an oil on panel work painted by Pieter Bruegel in 1559. The idea for this painting came from a theme in theatre at the time. It depicts the contrast between two sides of contemporary life, as can be seen by the appearance of the inn on the left side - for enjoyment, and the church on the right side - for religious observance. The busy scene depicts well-behaved children near the church and a beer drinking scene near the inn. Other scenes show a well in the centre (the coming together of different parts of the community), a fish stall and two competing floats.

The painting currently resides in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

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