Why it matters
Peasants gather for the first wine of the season at the festival of 11 November, while at the side Saint Martin shares his cloak with a beggar. It is Bruegel's largest painting.
Did you know?
- It was identified as a Bruegel original at the Prado in 2010.
- It is painted in glue-size on linen.
- It dates from the 1560s.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Wine of Saint Martin's Day (CC BY-SA 4.0).
