Oil painting with copper frame - 17th century Flemish village scene

17th-century Flemish school oil on copper depicting a rural scene crowded with numerous figures in the foreground, with classical architecture and landscape in the background. On the left side, on a sort of winged stage, in front of a portal decorated with bas-reliefs, we find a dentist working with a patient, a gentleman speaking, and masked figures.

Below the scene, a multitude of figures, as often seen in Old Master Flemish paintings—street vendors, strolling gentlemen, carriages with horses, dogs, and a horse-drawn cart—add variety to the setting.

The painting is of Flemish origin and is in good condition consistent with its age, mounted in a modern carved and ebonized giltwood frame.

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