Painted the year before Bruegel's death, the painting has a bitter, sorrowful tone, which may be related to the establishment of the Council of Troubles in 1567 by the government of the Spanish Netherlands.
The painting is painted the year before Bruegel's death. The painting has a bitter, sorrowful tone. A bitter, sorrowful tone may be related to the establishment of the Council of Troubles in 1567 by the government of the Spanish Netherlands.