The Hunters in the Snow
painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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Summary
The Hunters in the Snow is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,365 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Pieter Brueghel the Elder[3]
- Owned by: Nicolaes Jonghelinck[4], Archduke Ernest of Austria[5], Emperor Rudolf II[6], Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria[7], Kunsthistorisches Museum[8]
- Movement: Northern Renaissance[9]
- Genre: genre art[10], landscape painting[11]
- Depicts: winter[12], snow[13], hunter[14], hunting dog[15], dog collar[16], game[17], raven[18], house[19], fox[20], inn[21], fire[22], cuisine[23], valley[24], river[25]
- Made from material: oil paint[26], panel[27]
- Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum[28]
- Inventory number: GG_1838[29]
- Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum[30]
- Part of: Labours of the months[31]
- Commons category: The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in the Kunsthistorisches Museum[32]
- Catalog code: 52A[33], 30[34], 137[35]
- Inception: 1565[36]
- Main subject: winter landscape[37]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 23F42[38]
- Described by source: 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[39]
- Title: Jäger im Schnee (Winter)[40], The Hunters in the Snow[41], Myśliwi na śniegu[42]
- Height: 117 cm[43]
- Width: 162 cm[44]
- Copyright status: public domain[45]
Why It Matters
The Hunters in the Snow has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]