| The Fight Between Carnival and Lent | |
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| Artist | Pieter Bruegel the Elder |
| Year | 1559 |
| Medium | oil-on-panel |
| Dimensions | 118 cm × 164 cm (46 in × 65 in) |
| Location | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
The Fight Between Carnival and Lent was painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1559. It is a panorama of contemporary life in the Southern Netherlands. While the painting contains nearly 200 characters, it is unified under the theme of the transition from Shrove Tuesday to Lent, the period forty days before Easter.[1]
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