Complex sentence: Hendrik de Smet became the city painter ('stadtsmeesterschilder') of Leuven in 1627, which carried with it the responsibility for the decoration of the annual procession that was held each year on the first Sunday of the kermesse.
Split into simpler sentences: Hendrik de Smet became the city painter ('stadtsmeesterschilder') of Leuven in 1627. This position carried with it the responsibility for the decoration of the procession that was held each year on the first Sunday of the kermesse.