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Brueghel’s ‘Wedding Feast’ Brought To Life

London | July 2017

Join the celebrations at Pieter Brueghel the Younger’s ‘The Wedding Feast’. Experience the sights and sounds as CGI animation brings to life one of one of the most famous images in western art. Brueghel’s delightful sense of humour and perceptive observation make this painting as accessible to the modern viewer as it would have been nearly 400 years ago. ‘The Wedding Feast’ is a highlight of Sotheby’s Old Masters Evening Sale in London on 5 July.

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