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Description: | This composition is of great simplicity, governed by a series of curves: a frozen river stretches from the left foreground, curving around to recede into the distance. The snow-covered road beside the river is marked by traces of carriage wheels and a row of diminishing trees that lead the eye into the distance. The deeply receding space and a framing device (the inn on the right) are typical of Aert van der Neer, to whom this scene was previously attributed. However, the number of figures playing 'kolf' and skating on the ice is unusually low. | Subjects: | landscape; figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Berckheyde, Gerrit Adriaensz. (Dutch artist, 1638-1698) Æ Attributed to circle of Previously attributed to manner of Neer, Aert van der (Dutch painter, 1603-1677) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8566... | Go to resource |
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