AVERCAMP, Hendrick
(b. 1585, Amsterdam, d. 1634, Kampen)

Winter Landscape with Skaters

c. 1608
Oil on wood, 78 x 132 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

There are many interesting details in this crowded scene which was certainly inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 11 minutes):
Vivaldi: Concerto in F minor RV 297 op. 8 No. 4 (Winter)