Battle Between Carnival and Lent

Battle Between Carnival and Lent
ArtistJan Miense Molenaer
Year1633–1634
TypeOil painting on wood
Dimensions40.6 cm × 55.2 cm (16.0 in × 21.7 in)
LocationIndianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis

Battle Between Carnival and Lent is an oil painting by Dutch artist Jan Miense Molenaer, located in the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana. Painted ca. 1633–1634, it depicts a brawl between rowdy peasants, representing Carnival, and a group of monks, representing Lent. The rowdy combatants are armed with comical implements representing their sides, such as a peasant with a beer tankard battling a monk armed with fish.

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