Hunters in the Snow – Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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Hunters in the Snow
Winter landscape scene from the Labors of the Months
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Northern Renaissance artist focused on peasant life
1565
Date of the painting
Oil on wood
Medium of the painting
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Current location
Alpine landscape
Inspired by Bruegel’s travels across the Alps
Diagonal composition
Leads viewer’s eye into space
High horizon line
Northern European landscape tradition
Peasant figures
Shown as types, not individuals
Labors of the Months
Series representing the calendar year
November/December
Months represented in the painting
Wealthy patrons
Antwerp merchants who owned the work
Unsuccessful hunt
Indicates hardship of winter
Dogs
Thin and weary, reinforcing scarcity
Peasants in 16th century
Often seen as comic or foolish
Bruegel’s view of peasants
Respectful and dignified
Note 
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