We look slightly down onto a scene with people gathering in small groups in a cobblestone town square lined with rows of brick, wood, and stone buildings, many with stepped rooflines, in this horizontal painting. Singly or in pairs or trios, men, women, and children walk across the square, move goods around, or talk to merchants. All the people have light skin. Many of the men have mustaches and wear hats, and some carry swords. In tones of black, olive green, brick red, and plum purple, they wear hip-length cloaks over jackets, with white collars or ruffs and brass buttons, and knee-length…
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The Marketplace in Bergen op Zoom

Attributed to painter Abel Grimmer (Flemish, c. 1570 - 1618/1619)

probably 1590 and 1597

Medium
oil on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 63.8 x 82.2 cm (25 1/8 x 32 3/8 in.)
Culture
Flemish
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-B
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl H. Look
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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