The Return of the Hunters
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The Return of the Hunters is a famous 1565 winter landscape painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, depicting weary hunters returning to their snow-covered village.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northern Renaissance artwork
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hunters in the Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
canonical work of Western art
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key example of early landscape painting ⓘ |
| collection | Kunsthistorisches Museum collection ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Niclaes Jonghelinck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Pieter Bruegel the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
hunters
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hunting dogs ⓘ ice skaters ⓘ mountainous background ⓘ people engaged in winter activities ⓘ snow-covered village ⓘ winter landscape ⓘ |
| depictsActivity |
return from hunting
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village life in winter ⓘ |
| depictsAnimal | dogs ⓘ |
| depictsStructure |
church
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inn ⓘ village houses ⓘ |
| depictsTimeOfDay | late afternoon ⓘ |
| depictsTimeOfYear | winter ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue | Kunsthistorisches Museum Picture Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
landscape painting
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winter landscape ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | high viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
atmospheric perspective
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high level of detail ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human relationship with nature
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rural life ⓘ seasonal cycle ⓘ |
| inception | 1565 ⓘ |
| influenced |
landscape painting in Northern Europe
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modern visual culture depictions of winter ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Kunsthistorisches Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
oil paint
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wood panel ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Jagers in de sneeuw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Labours of the Months cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hunters in the Snow