# Skating before the Saint George's Gate, Antwerp

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HUYS, Frans](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/huys-frans-r3cf010f0fe84cd>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Engraving, second state, 231 x 294 mm

## Commentary

This print, made after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, depicts skating before the Saint George&#39;s Gate, Antwerp; a bridge with wagons leads to city gate across middle ground, while skaters fill the frozen canal.

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- [Naval Battle in the Strait of Messina \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/huys-frans-r3cf010f0fe84cd/naval-battle-in-the-strait-of-messina-detail-racb2672305f884>)
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- [Naval Battle in the Strait of Messina](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/huys-frans-r3cf010f0fe84cd/naval-battle-in-the-strait-of-messina-rf5f16fdd666d80>)

## Attribution

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