In the early seventeenth century Hendrick Avercamp lived and painted in the little Dutch town of Kampen. Northern Europe was ensconced in the Little Ice Age and so Avercamp produced many winter scenes showing life on the ice.
This particular painting displays an imaginary town with a castle, its inhabitants each displaying their own story. There are groups of rich and poor, often mixed, skating about and pushing sleds. Even a beautiful sleigh slides across the ice, pulled by a magnificent horse. Although the figures are small, each displays its own vibrant personality, emotions, and movement through Avercamp's economical brushstrokes.
"A Winter Scene with Skaters near a Castle" currently resides in the hands of the National Gallery (UK). More information can be found on their website here.
The mesh is my own adaptation of a base game frame.
Avercamp, A Winter Scene with Skaters near a Castle is base game compatible and comes with seven frame swatches.
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