Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters — Hendrick Avercamp

Hendrick Avercamp. Painted c. 1608.

The high vantage point of this painting turns it into a sampler of human – and animal – activity during a harsh winter. Hundreds of people are out on the ice, most of them for pleasure, others working out of dire necessity. Avercamp did not shy away from grim details: in the left foreground crows and a dog feast on the carcass of a horse that has frozen to death.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in 17th Century, Specialisation in painting, Main building.

oil paint (paint), panel · Original size: 131.9 × 77.3 cm · Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

Print: 119 × 69.7 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200108163. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.