# Market Peasants [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BEUCKELAER, Joachim]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Oil on wood ## Commentary Pieter Aertsen's nephew and pupil, Joachim Beuckelaer, also painted market scenes. However, his work often lacks the subtleties and juxtapositions of his uncle's work. In the present example, there is no biblical narrative in the background. The presentation of uninhibited human sexuality is much more overt. The two-pouched purse between the man's legs is easily associated with the male genitals. The prominent presence of birds, eggs, and the large empty basket carry overt sexual allusions. ## Related artworks - [Christ in the House of Martha and Mary]() - [Christ on the Cross]() - [Kitchen Interior]() - [Market Scene \(detail\)]() - [Market Scene]() - [Market Scene]() - [Market Woman with Fruit, Vegetables and Poultry \(detail\)]() - [Market Woman with Fruit, Vegetables and Poultry]() - [Slaughtered Pig]() - [The Cook]() - [The Flight into Egypt]() - [The Four Elements: Air]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()