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

Winter Scene

1610s
Oil on panel, 24 x 31 cm
Private collection

This panel depicts a winter scene with a windmill and figures on a frozen river. Inspired by the paintings of his great predecessor, Pieter Breugel the Elder and his Flemish followers, Avercamp chose the winter landscape as his primary subject matter and turned it into a uniquely Dutch genre.




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