The painting known as ‘Hunters in the Snow’ (Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565) is part of a series of works, five of which survive, depicting the cycle of the year. From one perspective, it is a mysterious and hypnotic image. From another, its uncanny beauty is a product of extreme climate, cruel famine and religious turbulence.
The painting known as ‘Hunters in the Snow’ (Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565) is part of a series of works, five of which survive, depicting the cycle of the year. From one perspective, it is a mysterious and hypnotic image. From another, its uncanny beauty is a product of extreme climate, cruel famine and religious turbulence.