The Kermis
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The Kermis is a lively genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting a bustling village fair with peasants engaged in revelry and everyday festivities.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | rise of genre painting in the Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Utrecht Caravaggism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
earthy colors
ⓘ
warm tones ⓘ |
| compositionalFeature |
crowded foreground
ⓘ
deep spatial recession ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Abraham Bloemaert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorEra | Dutch Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
everyday festivities
ⓘ
peasants ⓘ revelry ⓘ village fair ⓘ |
| depictsActivity |
dancing
ⓘ
drinking ⓘ games ⓘ music-making ⓘ socializing ⓘ |
| genre | genre art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
children playing
ⓘ
couples courting ⓘ dancers ⓘ drinking peasants ⓘ musicians ⓘ outdoor stalls ⓘ tents ⓘ village buildings ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Dutch ⓘ |
| lightingFeature | contrasting light and shadow ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
peasant life
ⓘ
popular entertainment ⓘ |
| movement | Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ |
| portraysMood |
boisterous revelry
ⓘ
festive atmosphere ⓘ |
| relatedThemeTo | The Peasant Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByCreator | Peasants at a Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration
ⓘ
communal gathering ⓘ moralizing view of excess ⓘ rural life ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMotif | kermis (village fair) ⓘ |
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