Pieter Bruegel the Elder · 1565
The Hunters in the Snow
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Bruegel's most-loved winter scene — three tired hunters and their dogs descending into a snow-bound Flemish village of frozen ponds and ice-skaters. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Up to 24 × 17 in · landscape
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of The Hunters in the Snow
The Hunters in the Snow, also known as The Return of the Hunters, is a 1565 oil-on-wood painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The Northern Renaissance work is one of a series of works, five of which still survive, that depict different times of the year. The painting is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. This scene is set in the depths of winter during December/January.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Bruegel the Elder was among the most significant artists of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes ; he was a pioneer in presenting both types of subject as large paintings.
All Pieter Bruegel the Elder prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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