The heiligewegspoort (holy way gate), amsterdam, in winter, attributed to abraham beerstraten (b. 1644) or anthonie beerstraten (active c. 1635-ca. 1665), circa 1660-1670. Figures congregate in the foreground, some of them skating on the frozen canal by a classical gatehouse. A drawbridge crosses the frozen canal from the bank on the left, where there can be seen houses in the distance, to the gatehouse at the centre-right of the composition, situated at the border of the town. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: 1660s. Place of creation: Amsterdam. Dimensions: height: 73 cm (28.7 in); width: 100.6 cm (39.6 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: National Trust. Abraham Beerstraten - Heylige-Weghts Poort - Dyrham - NTI DYP 453763
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