Tag: winter

Massacre of the Innocents (c.1565-1567)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Massacre of the Innocents c.1565–1567 Oil on panel, 109.2 x 158.1 cm Royal Collection, Windsor Castle According to St Matthew’s Gospel, after hearing from the wise men of the birth of Jesus, King Herod ordered that…

Winter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap (c.1565)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Winter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap c.1565 Oil on oak panel, 37 x 55.5 cm Musées Royaux de Belgique, Brussels Compare: Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap 1565 Wilton House, UK  …

Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap (1565)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap 1565 Oil on panel, 37 x 55 cm Wilton House, Wiltshire, UK Compare: Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Winter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap c.1565 Musées Royaux de Belgique, Brussels…

Hunters in the Snow (1565)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Hunters in the Snow (Winter / December-January) 1565 Oil on oak panel, 116.5 × 162 × 2.4 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The group of hunters returns to the low–lying village, accompanied by an exhausted pack of…