The Rabbit Hunt
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/16 x 11 3/8 in. (21.4 x 28.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.2.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
"The Rabbit Hunt" is a captivating etching created in 1560 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in collaboration with publisher Hieronymus Cock. Bruegel, a leading figure of the Northern Renaissance, was celebrated for his detailed portrayals of everyday rural life and expansive landscapes. This print exemplifies his ability to weave narrative scenes into natural settings, here showing men engaged in the pursuit of rabbits amid rolling hills and wooded terrain. As an etching, the work highlights the medium's rise in the 16th century as an accessible way to reproduce intricate designs for wider audienc...