The Hunters in the Snow

The Hunters in the Snow is the most famous panel of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s cycle of the seasons. It shows weary hunters and their dogs descending a snow-covered hill toward a Flemish village, while skaters, a frozen mill pond, and jagged mountain peaks stretch into the distance. Its wide, high vantage point and meticulous detail made it a landmark in the development of landscape painting in the Northern Renaissance.