5.8.16

Kermess

The Dutch used the word kermess (kirmess, fair, festival) for parish parties.

Os holandeses utilizavam a palavra quermesse para
designar as festas paroquiais.

Pieter Gysels (1621-1690) - ‘village kermesse with a horse’ - oil on copper     Private collection

Pieter Balten (1526-1584)- ‘kermesse’     Budapest-Szepmuveszeti Muzeum

Marten van Cleve (1527-1581) - ‘St George’s day’- oil on canvas     Private collection

Lucas van Valckenborch (ca 1535-1597) - ‘a village kermesse’ - oil on canvas-1572

Flemish School (17th century) - ‘the kermesse of St George’s day’ - oil on canvas


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