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This painting is the pendant of the equally large roundel of Summer, likewise dated 1625. As might be expected, for Winter the artist painted a crowd of people enjoying themselves on a frozen canal near an – imaginary – castle. However, even though Van Goyen’s winter is frosty, there is no snow on the ground. A Dutch winter landscape without snow is rare indeed!

1625

Oil on panel

44.0 x 44.5 cm

SK-A-3946

Image and text courtesy of Rijksmuseum, 2019

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