Artwork
Winter Scenery
Winter Scenery is a photography by the Baroque artist Unknown. It dates from 1689 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Winter Scenery is a monochrome image created in 1689 by a Dutch artist, now held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The scene depicts a bustling frozen river with people engaging in various activities, including ice skating, walking, and horse riding, set against a backdrop of tall buildings with steep roofs and spires.
Technique & Style
The artist's gritty, sketchy style imbues the scene with a sense of liveliness and energy, capturing the dynamic interplay between movement and stillness in a monochromatic composition.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
