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Painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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The Return of the Herd
ArtistPieter Bruegel the Elder
Year1565
TypeOil on wood
Dimensions117 cm × 159 cm (46 in × 62+1⁄2 in)
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The Return of the Herd is a panel painting in oils by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, made in 1565. It is one in a series of six works (High Springtime is presumed lost) that depict different seasons. The painting is now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. The autumnal colors of the landscape and the bare trees connect this particular painting to October/November.

The surviving Months of the Year cycle are:

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Labours of the months by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
   

The Hunters in the Snow
(Dec.–Jan.)

The Hunters in the Snow

The Gloomy Day
(Feb.–Mar.)

The Gloomy Day

Missing
(Apr.–May)

The Hay Harvest
(Jun.–Jul.)

The Hay Harvest

The Harvesters
(Aug.–Sep.)

The Harvesters

The Return of the Herd
(Oct.–Nov.)

The Return of the Herd

Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Paintings
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