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This painting depicts a winter landscape with skaters on a frozen waterway. Many of Antonie Beerstraten's winter scenes have a topographical element. This painting shows an imposing Gothic church with a castle beyond. The elegant, elongated figures are characteristic of Beerstraten. They represent a broad range of Dutch society, from the fashionable couple in the centre foreground, to working men who are using the ice to transport goods by sledge.
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