Kermesse (festival)
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Kermesse, or kermis, or kirmess, is an outdoor fair or festival usually organized for charitable purposes. The term was derived from 'kerk' and 'mis' in the original Dutch language term, and was borro
Kermesse by Marten van Cleve, c. 1591–1600
Fair on St Sebastian's Day, Jacob Savery, c. 1598
St George's Kermess by David Teniers the Younger (c. 1664–1667)
Kermesse in the Moravian Slovak village of Bohuslavice u Kyjova (Czech Republic, 2009) – a procession through the village is led by a "stárek" (festival leader) wearing a national costume, yellow deer-skin trousers
David Teniers the Elder
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David Teniers the Elder, Flemish painter, was born at Antwerp of a family originally from Ath.
David Teniers the Elder, Village Feast, Panel Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
David Teniers the Elder, Venus Visiting Vulcan's Forge, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo