The Gloomy Day (January)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Bruegel was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker from Brabant, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes; he was a pioneer in making both types of subject the focus in large paintings.
Max Resolution:2032×1446 PX
Title:The Gloomy Day (January)
Original Title:De sombere dag
Artists:Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Date:1565
Style:Northern Renaissance
Genre:landscape
Medium:oil,panel
Location:Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Dimensions:118×163 cm
Copyright:Public domain
The Gloomy Day is an oil on wood painting by Pieter Bruegel in 1565. The painting is one in a series of six works, five of which are still extant, that depict different times of the year. The painting is currently in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, located in Vienna, Austria.
The scene is set around February and March, portrayed by the bleak atmosphere and leafless trees. The paper crown around the boy's head and the eating of waffles are references to the Carnival time prior to Lent. The sky, the ships crashing against the shoreline, and the children preparing themselves in the foreground suggest that harsh weather is coming.
Bruegel is famous for his paintings of scenery and nature. Most of his paintings of the countryside tell a story or have a moral message.
The surviving Months of the Year cycle are:
Media related to The Gloomy Day by Pieter Bruegel the Elder at Wikimedia Commons
The scene is set around February and March, portrayed by the bleak atmosphere and leafless trees. The paper crown around the boy's head and the eating of waffles are references to the Carnival time prior to Lent. The sky, the ships crashing against the shoreline, and the children preparing themselves in the foreground suggest that harsh weather is coming.
Bruegel is famous for his paintings of scenery and nature. Most of his paintings of the countryside tell a story or have a moral message.
The surviving Months of the Year cycle are:
Media related to The Gloomy Day by Pieter Bruegel the Elder at Wikimedia Commons