Wie hängen sie zusammen

When landscape was discovered as a new motif in the Renaissance, artists looked for new ways to create the impression of depth in their paintings. Brueghel uses "blueing" or "aerial perspective" to open up his dark peasant scene to a world landscape shimmering in pale blue, which gives the impression of infinite expanse. The painter's mastery of "aerial perspective" becomes clear when compared with Joachim Patinir's somewhat older painting "Maria auf der Flucht" (Mary on the Run), which hangs next door.