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
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 216 mm Width 296 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graficus:
Frans Huys
Ontwerper: Pieter Bruegel (I) 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 31 and 40 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
|
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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