High mass in a fishing village on the Zuiderzee. The costumes are those of Volendam, a Catholic village, but the church shown is that of Monnickendam, a Protestant village (where no Roman catholic mass is held). These villages are neighbours, on the western shore of the Zuiderzee.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:George_Clausen" class="extiw" title="w:en:George Clausen"><span title="British artist (1852-1944)">George Clausen</span></a>
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