Ice Skating before the Gate of Saint George in Antwerp

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In this engraving Bruegel depicted a welcome break from the daily grind. This time the subjects are not peasants and beggars, but his fellow townsfolk. Bruegel devoted a great deal of attention to the spectators, who are having great fun watching the antics on the ice. The bare buttocks of the fallen skater are attracting considerable attention.

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Title	Ice Skating before the Gate of Saint George in Antwerp
Material and technique	Engraving
Object type	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 216 mm Width 296 mm
Artists	Ontwerper: Pieter Bruegel (I) Graficus: Frans Huys Uitgever: Hieronymus Cock
Accession number	BdH 8020 (PK)
Credits	Uit de nalatenschap van / from the estate of: Dr. J.C.J. Bierens de Haan 1951
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1951
Age artist	Between 27 and 37 years old
Collector	Collector / J.C.J. Bierens de Haan
Exhibitions	BABEL - Oude meesters terug uit Japan / Old Masters Back from Japan (2018) De ontdekking van het dagelijks leven - van Bosch tot Bruegel (2015)
External exhibitions	Collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen – Bruegel’s ‘The Tower of Babel’ and Great 16th Century Masters (2017)
Research	Alma
Material	Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Engraving > Engraved > Manual > Intaglio printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique Engraving > Engraved > Manual > Intaglio printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin	Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Pieter Bruegel (I)

Brueghel circa 1526/1530 - Brussel 1569

Pieter Bruegel was born around 1525, probably in or near Breda. From 1551 he worked in Antwerp, at the time one of the most important cities in Western Europe....

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