The Hunters in the Snow

The Hunters in the Snow

The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder – famous paintings jigsaw puzzle picture
Pieter Bruegel the Elder · Public domain · Source (commons.wikimedia.org) · 1600×1138 px, landscape

Bruegel’s 1565 winter landscape: hunters and their dogs return over a hill to a village where people skate on frozen ponds. The snowy expanse is deceptively detailed, with tiny figures, bare trees and rooftops all over the picture.

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The suggested size is 500 pieces, which suits the amount of detail in the picture. Two to four people will usually finish that in well under an hour with the classic shape; on your own, allow roughly twice as long. Feel free to go up to 1500 pieces for a long session, or down to 24 for a quick warm-up. Once the lobby exists, anyone with the link can join, and the server keeps the puzzle for 12 hours after the last player leaves, so you can come back later and carry on.

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