Winter landscape with traps for birds

ID: #2218 | TOP 20 | Renaissance | People

Date: 1565
Medium: oil on board
Location: private collection
Dimensions: 56 x 38

A surprisingly modern painting from the 16th century depicts winter fun on ice from a village in the south of the Netherlands. In it, Pieter Brueghel creates a dialogue between the opaque snow and the reflections of the ice surface, the cold tones of the ice and the dark colors of the carefully placed trees and other vegetation. There is disagreement among experts about the authorship of the painting - some claim that Brueghel himself painted the painting, others that his apprentices and assistants also worked on it. The image also contains a number of symbols. Black birds like souls, for which hidden traps are set; ice surface as the slippery nature of human existence.

Brueghel painted picture Winter landscape with traps for birds in 1565. Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is landscape. Original size is 56 x 38. This art piece is located in a private collection This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569). Dutch Renaissance painter. He founded the family painting dynasty. He is known for his landscapes, in which he also depicted scenes from the simple peasant life. For this, he is sometimes called Common Brueghel. He is considered the most important artist of his rich extended family. It is worth mentioning that for inspiration, he participated in festivals and weddings in the guise of a rural farmer. Today, 45 works are attributed to him (a large part was lost). Examples include Winter landscape with traps for birds Hunters in the snow, Babel tower, Rural wedding .