Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.

The Hunters in the Snow

Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Date: 1565
Where to see it: Kunsthistorisches Museum

Kunsthistorisches Museum · Public domain · image via Wikimedia Commons · see it at the museum ↗

Slow Look

The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?

About Pieter Brueghel the Elder

Pieter Bruegel the Elder was among the most significant artists of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes ; he was a pioneer in presenting both types of subject as large paintings. In the 20th and 21st centuries, Bruegel works including Landscape with the Fall of Icarus and The Hunters in the Snow (1565) have inspired artists in both the literary arts and in cinema.

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