L'Ommegang de 1615. Le Défilé des serments sur la Grand-Place de Bruxelles

Alsloot, Denys van (born before 1573-died 1625 or 1626) (workshop of)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1615

Height:

123.5 cm  (48 5/8 in.)

Width:

385.0 cm  (151 9/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

28 soldiers performing. Drums are always in pairs, sometimes with addition of flute. Arrangement throughout procession is: 2 drum, 2 drum, 2 drum, flute. Drums are played with 2 sticks and snares are visible on ca.5; several of the instruments are unclear. 24 males playing drums and 4 males playing flutes.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Cylindrical drum [2532]
Transverse flute [4093]

Image URLs

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Bibliographic references

Leppert, Richard D. The theme of music in Flemish paintings of the seventeenth century. II (München-Salzburg: Musikverlag Emil Katzbichler, 1977) 5, 323-324.

RIdIM record id

205