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Artist/Creator (1)	Bruegel, Pieter, ca. 1525-1569
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	Flemish
Title/Caption	Rabbit Hunt, The
Variant Title/Caption	Landscape with Hare Shooting
Date of Work	1560
Notes	On the hillside of an expansive river valley, a hunter accompanied by his alert dog aims his crossbow at two rabbits below. Another man, carrying a spear, circles around the tree behind him. The image may relate to an old proverb that warns: 'He who pursues two rabbits at once, will lose both.' But the actions and purpose of the man with a spear are less clear and even ominous, demonstrating the kind of ambiguity common to Bruegel's work. Based on the artist's own drawing, The Rabbit Hunt was the only print executed by Bruegel himself. With the free and subtle graphic vocabulary of etching, a technique that involves drawing with a pointed tool through a ground on the printing plate, Bruegel was able to give the landscape a vivid sense of light and atmosphere. The image thus avoids the kind of rigid tones and strong outlines characteristic of most prints executed by other artists after Bruegel's designs, and anticipates the brilliant seasonal effects achieved by the master in his late painted landscapes.
Technique/Process	etchings (prints)
Materials/Medium	Etching
Dimensions	sheet: 8 7/16 x 11 3/8 in. (21.4 x 28.9 cm)
Period	Northern Renaissance
Culture	Netherlandish
Location.Current Site/City & Country	New York (N.Y.)
Location.Current Repository	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Repository Notes	Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Subject	Prints, Renaissance Prints, Flemish Intaglio prints Engravings Landscapes (representations) Hunting Hunters Animals in art Dogs
Publisher	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publisher.Location	New York (N.Y.)
Credit Line	Image [copyright] The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reference Number	Met-3642
Collection Title	Prints (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu:2000/ah_copyright.html

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