window

to another

world

 

winter

early

 

sea

now ice

 

waterways

roads

 

sleighs and sleds

joining

with skaters

 

classes

linked

 

sky

heavy with

snow

 

the Mute

of Kampen –

a witness

 

 

Henrick Avercamp (1585–1634), the Dutch artist, recorded these events in a series of paintings.

https://www.nga.gov/features/slideshows/the-little-ice-age.html#slide_1