‘Dulle Griet’ in seventeenth-century Flemish painting: a risible image of popular peasant culture
This article investigates the representation of “dulle Griet” by the seventeenth-century artists David II Teniers and David III Ryckaert in the context of Catholic Flanders. In a society preoccupied with hierarchical order both the state and church aimed to root out archaic beliefs and customs, and...
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| Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2011-04-01
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| Series: | Acta Academica |
| Online Access: | http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/1308 |