The Hunters in the Snow (1565) by the Dutch and Flemish Renaissance Painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

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The painting shown is The Hunters in the Snow (1565) by the Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the … Read more The painting shown is The Hunters in the Snow (1565) by the Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder. It is one of a series of six paintings depicting the months of the year, five of which still survive.
The painting is a winter landscape that shows a group of hunters and their dogs returning from a hunt.
The hunters appear weary and unsuccessful, with their heads and the dogs' heads cast downward.
In the distance, people are shown ice skating on a frozen lake, and others are preparing a pig for a fire.
The painting is considered a masterpiece of the Northern Renaissance and is known for its use of realism and a bird's-eye view perspective

Reproduction of Pieter Bruegel, the Elder’s 16th century Hunters in the Snow
Image measures 15.4” x 11”.
Professionally framed.
Not examined outside frame. See less