They are the work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder ... the six is the painting you just spent time with, now called “Hunters in the Snow,” a depiction of a harsh winter: The other five scenes ...

There are lots of Canada geese about, in these parts at least. I suspect most are new arrivals and not the resident birds that have been here all winter. There aren’t any snow geese yet, however. It’s ...

Winter was not always beautiful. Until Pieter Bruegel painted Hunters in the Snow, the long bitter months had never been transformed into a thing of beauty. BBC Four documentary Tales of Winter ...