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A Frozen Canal near the River Maas
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This winter landscape presents a typically Dutch river scene: a panoramic, tranquil world almost devoid of colour. The activity on the ice creates a cheerful accent. Schelfhout specialized in this genre. His frozen winter scenes, which allude to the 17th century, were extremely popular. They were even called ‘little Schelfhouts’.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineA Frozen Canal near the River Maas. 1867. Andreas Schelfhout. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
