Village Fair, Saint George's Fair, Village fair in honor of Saint George. In the foreground three couples dancing to the music of a bagpiper sitting atop the roof of a pigsty in the left corner. Behind the dancers, a couple is making love. On the left at an inn, people are eating and drinking. From one of the inn's windows hangs the banner of the St. George's Guild of Archers. In the background, a tower of people is being built and all sorts of people are selling their wares. On the right in the foreground someone is vomiting. In the background on the right, various fairground attractions surr
Village Fair, Saint George's Fair, Village fair in honor of Saint George. In the foreground three couples dancing to the music of a bagpiper sitting atop the roof of a pigsty in the left corner. Behind the dancers, a couple is making love. On the left at an inn, people are eating and drinking. From one of the inn's windows hangs the banner of the St. George's Guild of Archers. In the background, a tower of people is being built and all sorts of people are selling their wares. On the right in the foreground someone is vomiting. In the background on the right, various fairground attractions surround an ommegang. The procession includes the horse of the four moors children, a giant and the veneration of a saint. Around the procession all kinds of games: sword fighting, the joust, archery and bocce., print maker: Pieter van der Borcht (I), Antwerp, 1553, paper, etching, height 346 mm × width 591 mm
Size: 6250px × 3631px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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