这本集中的书对老彼得•布鲁格（Cater 1525-1569）的冬季绘画进行了深刻的探索和新的诠释。通过将新的方法论方法和跨学科研究应用于弗拉芒文艺复兴时期的艺术杰作，包括比利时皇家美术馆的《带滑板者和鸟陷阱的冬季风景》（1565年）和《伯利恒人口普查》（1566年）， 本书加深了对这位画家与他的时代的关系以及他的冬季风景在多大程度上反映现实生活状况的理解。在描述了这些画作如何随着时间的流逝而被理解之后，文章对诸如布鲁格是否描绘了冬季当地民众的困境以及伯利恒人口普查是否挑战或重申了中央权力结构等问题提出了新的见解。包含大量插图的《勃鲁盖尔的冬季场景》深入探讨和介绍了这些广受赞誉的图像。

This focused volume presents a deep exploration and new interpretations of the winter paintings of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1525–1569). By applying new methodological approaches and interdisciplinary research to these masterpieces of Flemish Renaissance art, including Winter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap (1565) and The Census at Bethlehem (1566), both at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, the book offers an enhanced understanding of the painter’s relationship to his time and the extent to which his winter landscapes were meant to reflect real-life situations. After tracing how these paintings have been understood over time, the essays propose new insights into such issues as whether Bruegel depicts the plight of the local populace during winter and whether The Census at Bethlehem challenges or reaffirms central power structures. Abundantly illustrated, Bruegel’s Winter Scenes is both a thorough examination and a celebration of these widely admired images.