Esaias van de Velde
(1587-1630)
Winter Amusements on the Town Moat,
1618
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
29,8 x 50,4 cm
Displayed
AP OG -> Kabinett 17
Acquisition
1799 aus der Galerie Zweibrücken
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek
Citation
Esaias van de Velde, Eisbelustigung auf dem Wallgraben, 1618, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/8MLv0zd4z3 (Last updated on 27.10.2025)
The discovery of the local landscape as a motif worthy of depiction was one of the great innovations in Dutch painting of the early 17th century. Van de Velde was one of the first painters to free himself from the ideal of the fantasy backdrop favoured by earlier generations of Flemish artists.
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