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Winter Landscape with Bird Trap, by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, oil, 1610

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Overview

Winter Landscape with Bird Trap is a 1610 oil by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting Bird Trap, held at National Museum of Western Art.

Who painted this?
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
When & what style?
1610 · Northern Renaissance
Where can I see it?
National Museum of Western Art

About this work

This painting shows a winter scene with a frozen pond in the foreground. People are ice-skating and playing on the pond. There's a bird trap in the center, and a village is visible in the background with houses and trees. The scene is full of activity, with people enjoying the winter weather. The painting is done in oil paint, and the colors are muted, with shades of brown and gray dominating the scene. If you're interested in more winter landscapes, you might want to check out the work of Pieter Brueghel the Younger.

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Artist

Pieter Brueghel the Younger

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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