The Hunters in the Snow

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The Hunters in the Snow is a 1565 winter landscape painting by Flemish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, celebrated for its detailed depiction of peasant life and atmospheric seasonal scenery.

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The Hunters in the Snow canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
alsoKnownAs Winter
Winter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap
city Vienna
collection Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
country Austria
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Netherlands
creator Pieter Bruegel the Elder
dateOfCreation 1565
depicts everyday rural activities
frozen ponds
hunters
hunting dogs
ice skaters
mountainous landscape
peasant life
snow-covered village
winter landscape
winter sports
genre genre painting
landscape painting
hasColorPalette browns
muted greens
whites
hasPerspective high viewpoint
hasTheme human relationship with nature
rural labor
seasonal cycles
height 117 cm
inception 1565
influenced development of landscape painting in Northern Europe
languageOfTitle Dutch
location Kunsthistorisches Museum
medium oil on panel
movement Northern Renaissance
notableFor atmospheric seasonal scenery
detailed depiction of peasant life
innovative winter landscape composition
originalTitle Jagers in de sneeuw
partOfSeries Labours of the Months
Months of the Year cycle
linked to: Cycle of the Months
represents December
January
support wooden panel
width 162 cm

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder notableWork The Hunters in the Snow
Seasons cycle by Pieter Bruegel the Elder hasPart The Hunters in the Snow