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Schaatsenrijden in een dorp
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Ice-Skating in a Village

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 35.7cm × w 70.4cm × t 1.4cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

skates (winter sports); winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year); ice ~ freezing weather; 'kolf' on the ice

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1886

Notes

signature, in ligated monogram, on the left on a tree: ‘H.A.’

Collection Type

paintings

About Hendrick Avercamp

1585–1634Dutch Republic

Dutch painter, best-known for winter landscapes and marine paintings. His lively paintings and drawings were enormously popular. Avercamp was hearing-impaired.