Chapter 1
The apprentice who saw the world
Chapter 2
The ultimate people watcher
Chapter 3
Masters of the cold and snow
Chapter 4
Painting through the terror
Chapter 5
The Bruegel dynasty and legacy
YOUR GOAL
Master of How Pieter Bruegel changed art forever
Ch 3 · Masters of the cold and snow
andy Bruegel's Winter Landscapes
When the bitter winds blew, he changed how we look at the winter snow!
andy Antwerp merchant Niclaes Jonghelinck commissioned this series, which connects humanity to nature in masterpieces like The Harvesters.
Fun Fact
The Little Ice Age: Bruegel's winter paintings are so meteorologically accurate that climatologists use them to study the historical climate of the 16th century.
Glossary
winter landscape (noun)
A painting, drawing, or photograph depicting scenery during the coldest season of the year. Pieter Bruegel the Elder revolutionized this genre in 1565 by painting his famous scene of returning hunters.
A painting, drawing, or photograph depicting scenery during the coldest season of the year. Pieter Bruegel the Elder revolutionized this genre in 1565 by painting his famous scene of returning hunters.
Quiz
Which wealthy Antwerp merchant commissioned Bruegel's famous "Times of the Year" painting series?
Quiz
What hidden danger does the bird trap symbolize in Bruegel's "Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap"?
Quiz
What composition technique did Bruegel use in "The Hunters in the Snow" to guide the viewer's eye?
Quiz
What historical climate period caused the brutal winters that Pieter Bruegel painted in 1565?