The St Martin's Day Kermis (Q17323491)

Label from: English (en)

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artist: Pieter Balten (Q2094227)

collection: Rijksmuseum (Q190804) Museum Catharijneconvent (Q1954426)

location: Rijksmuseum (Q190804) Museum Catharijneconvent (Q1954426)

material used: oil paint (Q296955) panel (Q106857709)

instance of: painting (Q3305213)

RKDimages ID: 107830

Google Arts & Culture asset ID: pQEUG4S9gIUeaw

catalog URL: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/SK-A-860

information from the Rijksmuseum catalog

keywords pleasure fair and circus calendar festivals, non-liturgical celebrations of days belonging to the ecclesiastical calendar St. Martin divides his cloak (i.e. the charity of St. Martin): he is usually shown on horseback, cutting his cloak with his sword, or putting part of the cloak round the shoulders of a beggar who kneels beside him St. Martin's Day (November 11) Carnival, Shrovetide (non-liturgical celebration)

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