Country Festival Collection

Circle Dance, 1910. Creator: Stuck, Franz, Ritter von (1863-1928)
Circle Dance, 1910. Found in the Collection of Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

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

Church Boats at Leksand, 1860. Creator: Wallander, Josef Wilhelm (1821-1888)
Church Boats at Leksand, 1860. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

Semik (the seventh Thursday after Easter) in Ukraine, Mid of the 19th century. Found in the Collection of Museum of History and Art, Yegoryevsk

Village fair, 1580s. Creator: Grimmer, Jacob (ca 1525-1590)
Village fair, 1580s. Private Collection

Village fair, um 1700. Creator: Verburgh, Rutger (1678-1727)
Village fair, um 1700. Private Collection

The Race of the Berber Horses in Rome. Creator: Miel, Jan (1599-1664)
The Race of the Berber Horses in Rome. Private Collection

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

The Moccoli Evening in Rome, 1834. Creator: Caffi, Ippolito (1814-1866)
The Moccoli Evening in Rome, 1834. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen

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

Public Merrymaking, 1906. Artist: Sudeykin, Sergei Yurievich (1882-1946)
Public Merrymaking, 1906. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Carnival in Rome, 1859. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Around the Campfire. Private Collection

Russian Dance, 1817-1818. Found in the Collection of Kunsthaus Zü rich

Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala in Pargolovo, 1833. Found in the Collection of State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg

Midsummers Eve Bonfire on Skagens Beach, . Found in the Collection of Skagens Museum

Carnival in Rome, 1858. Found in the Collection of State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

The folk dance, 1847. Found in the collection of Oberosterreichisches Landesmuseum

The Wine Festival, 1865. Private Collection

Spring round dance, 1909. Found in the Collection of Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz

Midsummer dance in Rattvik. Private Collection

Women Dancing in a Ring. Found in the Collection of Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

The Village Fair, 1920. Artist: Kustodiev, Boris Michaylovich (1878-1927)
The Village Fair, 1920. Private Collection

The Village Fair, 1882. Artist: Makovsky, Vladimir Yegorovich (1846-1920)
The Village Fair, 1882. Private Collection

Merry-making Outside a Tavern. Artist: Opiz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841)
Merry-making Outside a Tavern. Private Collection

The Carousel (El tiovivo). Artist: Sert, Jose Maria (1874-1945)
The Carousel (El tiovivo). Private Collection

Night Fair at Saint-Pol-de-Leon. Artist: Puigaudeau, Ferdinand Loyen du (1864-1930)
Night Fair at Saint-Pol-de-Leon. Found in the collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Midsummer Dance. Artist: Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920)
Midsummer Dance. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

The Village Festival. Artist: Lorrain, Claude (1600-1682)
The Village Festival. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Peasant Dance, 1630-1635. Artist: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
Peasant Dance, 1630-1635. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

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

A World, 1899. Found in the Collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

Peasants merry-making, 1779. Artist: Tankov (Tonkov), Ivan Michailovich (1740-1799)
Peasants merry-making, 1779. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Village Festival. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Peasants merry-making, Second Half of the 18th cen Artist: Anonymous
Peasants merry-making, Second Half of the 18th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Public merry-making at Maryina Roshcha in Moscow, 1840s. Artist: Anonymous, 18th century
Public merry-making at Maryina Roshcha in Moscow, 1840s. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

October Celebration in Rome, 1851. Artist: Orlov, Pimen Nikitich (1812-1863)
October Celebration in Rome, 1851. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Russian dance. Illustration from Il costume antico e moderno o storia del governo? by Giulio Ferrario, 1831. From a private collection

Night Fair at Saint-Pol-de-Leon, ca 1896. Artist: Puigaudeau, Ferdinand Loyen du (1864-1930)
Night Fair at Saint-Pol-de-Leon, ca 1896. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Kermis, c. 1600-1605. Artist: Vinckboons, David (1576-1629)
Kermis, c.1600-1605. Found in the collection of the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

The Great Country Fair (Detail), 1539. Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-1550). Private Collection

Public merry-making at Maryina Roshcha in Moscow, 1852. Astrakhov, Vasili Yegorovich (?-b. 1867). Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

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Step into the vibrant world of country festivals through art. 🎪🌾✨ From the lively Circle Dance captured by Franz Stuck in 1910 to Pieter Bruegel's enchanting depiction of St. Martins Day Kermis in the late 16th century, these artworks transport us to a time filled with merriment and joy. 🎉 Jacob Grimmer's Village fair from the 1580s showcases a bustling scene where villagers gather for games, food, and laughter. Rutger Verburgh's um 1700 painting takes us back even further, immersing us in an era when village fairs were at their peak. Jan Miel captures an exhilarating horse race in Rome featuring Berber Horses, while David Vinckboons invites us to join the Village Feast of Saint George - a celebration steeped in tradition and community spirit. Pieter Balten's The Village Fair (Kermis) predates many others on this list but still exudes an atmosphere of revelry that has stood the test of time. Ippolito Caffi's The Moccoli Evening in Rome transports us to a more recent past, showcasing a festive event illuminated by countless candles. Hans Bol and Adriaen Brouwer bring Flemish Kermesse celebrations to life with their respective works, capturing both grandeur and intimate moments shared among attendees. Anonymous' charming Village Dance from around 1600 reminds us that dancing has always been at the heart of these festivities. Lastly, Cornelis Dusart's A Kermess offers a glimpse into how such events evolved towards the end of the 17th century. These captivating artworks serve as windows into our cultural heritage - reminding us that country festivals have long been cherished occasions for communities worldwide. Let them inspire you to embrace your own local traditions and partake in joyful gatherings whenever possible.