The Return of the Herd (November)
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:2011×1429 PX
Title:The Return of the Herd (November)
Original Title:De Terugkeer van de kudde (najaar)
Artists:Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Date:1565
Style:Northern Renaissance
Genre:landscape,genre painting
Medium:oil,panel
Location:Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Dimensions:117×159 cm
Copyright:Public domain
The Return of the Herd 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 intact, that depict different times of the year. The painting is currently in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, located in Vienna, Austria. The autumnal colors of the landscape connect this particular painting to October/November.
The surviving Months of the Year cycle are:
The surviving Months of the Year cycle are: