The census in Bethlehem

Date: 17th century
Medium: oil on board
Location: Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras, Francie
Dimensions: 117 x 167.5

The picture depicts a busy winter scene in an urban or rural setting from a period that could correspond to the late medieval or early modern period. A number of people can be seen engaged in a variety of activities: skating on a frozen lake, playing a game, walking, riding and interacting with horses, jerking or working. Development consistent with the period includes several houses with typical gables and chimneys. The trees are leafless, indicating winter, and snow is also visible on the roofs and ground.

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Brueghel painted picture The census in Bethlehem in 17th century. Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is landscape. Original size is 117 x 167.5. This art piece is located in Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras, Francie. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter most famous for countless copies of his father’s works, Pieter Brueghel the Elder . For his great ability to depict fire, he was nicknamed Hell Brueghel. His father died when he was five, and along with his brother and sister Maria, he lived with his grandmother Mayken Verhulst, who was a painter herself and probably also the first teacher of painting for her grandchildren. Pieter Brueghel the Younger painted landscapes, religious themes and fanciful motifs.