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The Hunters in the Snow

Oil on panel · 117 × 162 cm

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Where to see it

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

About the painting

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 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.

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This painting is part of the BBC's 100 Great Paintings.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Style, subject and colours

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Image: Pieter Brueghel the Elder; Wikimedia Commons · public domain

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