This is a drawing of various figures and a creature in a garden-like setting. The central figure resembles a mythical creature in a costume made of scales and leaves, holding a small baton. Surrounding figures are dressed in medieval-style clothing. The setting includes trees, a textured ground, and a building in the background with windows showing more onlookers. The drawing has a detailed, intricate, and linear style reminiscent of works from the late medieval or early Renaissance periods.

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The Masquerade of Ourson and Valentin

Netherlandish 16th Century

artist after Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569)

1566

Medium: woodcut
Classification: Print
Culture: Netherlandish
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
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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