‘The Skaters’: Peasants in an Interior

Adriaen van Ostade (1610–1685), oil on panel, 1650

Compared with the often ill-natured-looking drunkards of his teacher Adriaen Brouwer, the country folk in the paintings by Adriaen van Ostade are more mildmannered. They drink and smoke, but the atmosphere is generally peaceful. The pair of skates lying on the ground inspired the painting’s old, anecdotal title.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-2332
  • Dimensionsheight 60.5 cm x width 52.2 cm x thickness 8.5 cm, height 44 cm x width 35.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsolieverf op paneel