Kermess Collection

St. Martins Day Kermis, 1565-1569. Artist: Bruegel (Brueghel), Pieter, the Elder (ca 1525-1569)
St. Martins Day Kermis, 1565-1569. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Summer. Creator: Brueghel, Pieter, the Younger (1564-1638)
Summer. Private Collection

St. Martin's Day Kermis, Second half of the16th cen.. Creator: Balten (Baltens), Pieter (Peeter) (1525-1598)
St. Martin's Day Kermis, Second half of the16th century. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Seventies, black and white photo, kermess, people on a chairoplane Siebziger Jahre, Schwarzweissfoto, Kirmes, Menschen auf einem Kettenkarussell, Seventies, black and white photo, kermess

Village Feast of Saint George. Creator: Vinckboons, David (1576-1629)
Village Feast of Saint George. Private Collection

The Village Fair (Kermis), before 1565. Creator: Balten, Pieter (1525-1598)
The Village Fair (Kermis), before 1565. Found in the collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

Flemish Kermesse. Creator: Bol, Hans (1534-1593)
Flemish Kermesse. Found in the Collection of Snijders&Rockoxhuis

Kermesse. Creator: Brouwer, Adriaen (c. 1605-1638)
Kermesse. Found in the Collection of Musee de la Chartreuse, Douai

Village Dance, ca. 1600. Creator: Anonymous
Village Dance, ca. 1600. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava

A Kermess, 1697. Creator: Dusart, Cornelis (1660-1704)
A Kermess, 1697. Found in the Collection of Sinebrychoffin Taidemuseo, Helsinki

St. Martins Day Kermis, 1598. Artist: Balten, Pieter (1525-1598)
St. Martins Day Kermis, 1598. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Step right up to the lively and colorful world of a traditional European Kermess. This medieval folk festival, celebrated around St. Martin's Day from the 16th to the 18th century, brought communities together for merrymaking and merriment. Witness the joyous chaos of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's "St. Martin's Day Kermis" (1565-1569), or take a ride on the chairoplane in a black and white photograph from the 1970s. Indulge in the festivities of David Vinckboons' "Village Feast of Saint George," or join the lively dance in Pieter Balten's "The Village Fair" before 1565. Experience the excitement of Hans Bol's "Flemish Kermesse," or the enchanting atmosphere of Adriaen Brouwer's "Kermesse." And let Cornelis Dusart's "A Kermess" (1697) transport you to a time of laughter, music, and camaraderie. Come one, come all, and join the celebration.