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.
Specifications
| Title | Ice Skating before the Gate of Saint George in Antwerp |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Engraving |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 216 mm Width 296 mm |
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| 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 | |
| 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
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| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
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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