A Winter Scene with Two Gentlemen Playing Colf
1615-1620
Hendrick Avercamp, a Dutch artist who was born deaf and mute, captured the sheer joy of winter in this lively scene. Two stylish gentlemen in wide-brimmed hats are engrossed in a game of colf—an early ancestor of golf and hockey—on a frozen canal, while locals skate and sled in the background. It's a perfect snapshot of 17th-century Dutch winter fun, complete with a windmill and horse-drawn sleighs.
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- Watercolor and ink
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