Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Hunters in the Snow

US$ 660.00

Three hunters trudge home through deep snow with a single fox and a pack of spent dogs, while below them skaters cross the frozen ponds and the valley opens out toward jagged peaks. The greens and greys of that sky have made it one of the defining images of winter in Western art. Bruegel painted it after the winter of 1565, one of the coldest of the century.

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Artist

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569) painted a cycle of six panels following the turning year, of which five survive and this is the most admired. He worked for wealthy Antwerp patrons while handing the foreground of nearly every picture to ordinary working people. Little is recorded of his life, but the paintings show someone who looked at labour, weather and landscape with unusual attention and no condescension.

Material Archival canvas
Frame Supplied rolled, unframed
Print Fine-art print, printed to order
Size 50 × 36 inches
Delivery 2–3 weeks
Certificate of Authenticity Included, emailed on delivery
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