Artwork
Winter Landscape with a River
Winter Landscape with a River is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Pieter Brueghel the Younger. It dates from 1620 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
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Overview
Winter Landscape with a River is a 1620 oil painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, a Flemish artist known for his prolific studio and production of both original works and copies of his father's compositions.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a winter scene with a frozen river, where people engage in activities like skating and walking. The detailed composition includes buildings and trees, creating a vivid representation of a winter landscape.
Technique & Style
Characterized by its use of diverse colors to enliven a winter scene, the work exemplifies the Flemish Baroque style. Brueghel's technique is marked by a high level of detail, inviting close observation of the various elements within the composition.
History & Provenance
The painting is now part of the State Hermitage Museum's collection, having been created in the early 17th century by an artist active in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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Artist
Pieter Brueghel the Younger ( BROY-gəl, also US: BROO-gəl; Dutch: ; between 23 May and 10 October 1564 – between March and May 1638) was a Flemish painter known for numerous copies after his father Pieter Bruegel the…
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