#The Census at Bethlehem by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

[jonathan5485]

Christmas and Snow

Somebody once said that the only way to enjoy the sight of snow is when looking at a postcard or a painting.  I have spent a number of Christmas Days in hot climes such as Karachi and Melbourne and know that Christmas is not Christmas without snow.  So for this Christmas blog I want to look at some of the beautiful winter landscapes created by famous and not-so-famous artists to remind me of a…

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#Art History #Blue Snow #Effect of Snow on Petit-Montrouge by Manet #Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruehel the Elder #La Pie (The Magpie) by Claude Monet #Love of Winter by George Bellows #Queue to a Resrvoir by Vasily Perov #Snow at Louveciennes by Alfred Sisely #Snow Effect Sunset by Camille Pissarro #Snow Scene at Argenteuil by Claude Monet #The Battery by George Bellows #The Census at Bethlehem by Pieter Bruegel the Elder #The Rooks have returned by Alexi Savrasov #View of Bazincourt #Winter Landscape by Wassily Kandinsky #Winter landscapes

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#Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Census at Bethlehem (1566)

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BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder The Census at Bethlehem 1566 Oil on oak, 116 x 164 cm Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Census at Bethlehem, 1566.

#northern renaissance #flemish painting

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Title: Census at Bethlehem

Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Date: 1566

Style: Northern Renaissance

Genre: Genre Painting

#art #art history #painting #artwork #museums #history #culture #renaissance #pieter bruegel the elder

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Census at Bethlehem 

“It’s probably the very first painting of a White Christmas. It depicts as many as 200 individuals, but hides its principal characters, and gives us an intimate look at everyday life in a 16th century village.” - Art in Society

#pieter bruegel the elder

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pieter bruegel the elder. the census at bethlehem, 1566.

#pieter bruegel the elder #art #art history #1560s #16th century #winter #christmas

[mitskey]

December—the farewell

— Henry G. Hewlett, December/Joseph D. Herron, December/ Adeline Treadwell [Parsons] Lunt, December/ Claude Monet, Snow Scene at Argenteuil (1875)/John B. Tabb, An Interview/ Samuel Taylor Colerid, Come, come thou bleak December wind/ Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Census at Bethlehem (1566)/ Virginia Woolf, The Complete Prose; “An Unwritten Novel,”/ H. T. Mackenzie Bell, December Daisies and December Days/ Margaret Atwood, “Crickets”, The Door (2007)

#H. T. Mackenzie Bell #John B. Tabb #Samuel Taylor Colerid #Adeline Treadwell Lunt #Henry G. Hewlett #joseph d herron #margaret atwood #virginia woolf #claude monet #pieter brueghel the elder #dark academia #academia #poetry #typography #December #winter #winter season #December quotes #quotes #prose poem #fragments #text #literature #excerpt #parallels #web weaving #quotes compilation #compilation

[mmmdeliciouspaintings]

The Hunters in the Snow, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565) | Winter Scene on a Canal, Hendrick Avercamp (1615)

Winter Landscape with Skaters near a Village, Hendrick Avercamp (1615) | Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird Trap, Pieter Brueghel the Younger, after Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c.1620, orig.1565)

The Census at Bethlehem, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1566) | Winter Landscape with Skaters, Hendrick Avercamp (1608)

#winter #pieter bruegel #pieter bruegel the elder #hendrick avercamp #pieter brueghel the younger #flemish #dutch #1560s #1600s #1610s #1620s #xvi #xvii #my posts

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Census at Bethlehem, 1566, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Medium: oil,panel

#bruegel #northernrenaissance #pieterbruegel

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Pieter Brueghel the Younger after Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Census at Bethlehem (17th century), KMSKA

#christ #mary #winter #landscape #Pieter Brueghel the Younger #after

[lionofchaeronea]

The People’s Census at Bethlehem, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1566

#Advent #art #art history #Pieter Bruegel the Elder #Pieter Brueghel the Elder #religious art #Biblical art #Christian art #New Testament #Gospels #Northern Renaissance #Flemish Renaissance #Mannerism #Mannerist art #Flemish Mannerism #Northern Mannerism #Flemish art #16th century art #Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Census at Bethlehem (1566)

#Pieter Bruegel #Bruegel

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The Census At Bethlehem, Pieter Bruegel the Elder 1566 / Oil on Panel

#little wondrous things

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“The Census at Bethlehem” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1566 AD

Oil on Panel, Historical Interpitition

Google Arts and Cultures link: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-census-at-bethlehem/JwGxiyxYTZZEog?hl=en&avm=2

​“Bruegel the Elder used space, along with other elements of art, to his benefit in the painting Census at Bethlehem. His use of space provides a natural barrier between the various scenes shown in the village without causing visual overload. He uses value to build depth of color throughout the painting, in particularly the red sunset over the frozen lake. The gradual fading of red to blue aids the transition from the woods to the lake in a memorizing way. ​The Artwork depicts the winter activities in the historical location of Bethlehem. Some inaccuracies are present, such as the landscape and climate being inspired by Bruegel the Elder’s Homeland, and the Crest of his Homeland’s Government. I personally believe that these are less of historical inaccuracies, but the representation of Bruegel the Elder’s connection to the story of the coming of Christ on a spiritual level. The painting makes allusions to the culture of his Nation at the time of the mid-16th Century, as well as foreshadowing towards the Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. The foreshadowing is portrayed as a cross over a chapel and a grave marked with a cross hidden behind trees next to the brick building and sunset. I personally believe this foreshadows the Jewish Head Bishops framing Jesus for conspiracy against Rome, leading to his demise, and alleged reincarnation. ​The painting is oil on canvas, using a wet on wet technique. The bodies and faces show profile research later used by 17th century artists. Despite the apparent asymmetrical layout, balance is achieved. At the top of the layout, there is a horizon, and a second horizon is a diagonal line from the top left to bottom right. The Census/Tax/Butcher house, (open for interpretation), and the ruins are on opposing sides, and the frozen lake and snowy courtyard are in the middle creating balance. The painting provides a sense of unity among the numerous scenes through the use of space and association. I personally enjoy paintings similar to and including The Census at Bethlehem for their ability to portray a story throughout the image, engaging the viewer in a theatrical sense rather than being open for interpretation. Yes, many aspects of this panting are open for interpretation, but the overall narrative remains.” -Seamus Wasson

#art #traditional art #fine arts #art history #history #bethlehem #jesuschrist #holymary #christmas #pieterbruegel #pieter bruegel the elder #painting #oilpainting #artcritic #artreview #review #art analysis #16th century #mid 16th century

[clairebeauchampfan]

Winter: Pieter Breughel

Pieter Breughel the Elder: Hunters in the Snow

The Adoration of the Magi

Landscape with a Bird-trap

The Census    at Bethlehem

Beautiful paintings. But read this article

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-deadly-truth-pieter-bruegel-elders-idyllic-winter-landscapes