In Teniers’s painting kermis literally means “church-mass” and is performed as a religious service followed by various festivities as depicted here. Although it is a comedy with great varieties of madness, this scene would still have seemed an appropriate way of honouring the saint. Among these activities are the dances, the music with the piper on the table or the abundant food on the table.
Collection: Images
Project: 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity., 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (79,7 x 88,7 cm)
Source: Royall Collection (Reino Unido)
Language: English
Date: 1649
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: RCIN 405952
Copyright: Royall Collection (Reino Unido)
Abstract: Peasant celebration outside a village on St. George's Day
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