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The Hunters in the Snow

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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, set in the depths of winter. It is one of a series of works, five of which survive, each depicting a different time of year, and it is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria.

Facts
Year Created
1565 1
Medium
Oil on wood panel 1
Location
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna 1
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Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Oil on Wood 1
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Painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565.

In Form

Painting, Art Forms

1565 winter landscape by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

In Genre

Painting, Art Forms

In Movement

Bruegel is a leading Northern Renaissance painter.

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The Hunters in the Snow (Wikipedia)
  • The Hunters in the Snow article, opening sentence
    The Hunters in the Snow (Dutch: Jagers in de Sneeuw), also known as The Return of the Hunters, is a 1565 oil-on-wood painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
  • The Hunters in the Snow article, sentence on current location
    The painting is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria.
  • Lead section
    The Hunters in the Snow (Dutch: Jagers in de Sneeuw), also known as The Return of the Hunters, is a 1565 oil-on-wood painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
  • In Group: Rural and Farm Landscapes, Lead
    The Hunters in the Snow (Dutch: Jagers in de Sneeuw), also known as The Return of the Hunters, is a 1565 oil-on-wood painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
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