Pieter Bruegel the Elder's "Peasant Wedding" depicts one of the most joyous times in a person's life: their wedding day. This work has a spin on it though It shows this joyous occasion from the standpoint of a poor, poverty ridden peasant that does not have as much as others. Even though they are poor, they all look extremely happy with what they have. The original painting is done with oil paint on a wooden panel, which became popular about one hundred sixty years earlier. The artist worked very hard to make this painting look like a feast, even though you can tell upon closer inspection that there is a great deal of poor foods such as plain cakes and milk. The artist's subject matter appears to just enjoy everything even when it is
