Winter Landscape
1645
oil
panel
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
1645
oil
panel
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Winter Landscape is a 1645 oil by Aert van der Neer, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Ice Skating, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This painting depicts a winter landscape with people ice skating on a frozen river. The scene is set in a small village with houses and trees along the riverbank. The sky is cloudy and gray, and the overall mood is one of quiet activity. In the foreground, several people are engaged in various activities, such as ice skating, sledding, and walking. The artist has captured the movement and energy of the scene, with figures in motion and others standing still. The use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark, adds depth and dimension to the painting. The Ashmolean Museum holds this painting, which is a beautiful example of 17th-century Dutch art.
Aert van der Neer, or Aernout or Artus (c. 1603 – 9 November 1677), was a landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, who specialized in small night scenes lit only by moonlight and fires, and snowy winter landscapes,…
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