Did you know that for centuries artists did not depict winter? It wasn't until the end of the 16th century that the first snowflakes began to fall on canvases. The Flemish painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder was one of the first to depict winter and snow. His works such as The Adoration of the Magi in a Winter Landscape (1563) and Hunters in the Snow (1565) marked a turning point in the history of art. What accounts for this sudden interest in a previously neglected season? The emergence of winter landscapes was no accident. It coincided with the "Little Ice Age", a period when Europe experienced a marked cooling of the climate and particularly harsh winters. The artists, witnesses of their time, transcribed onto their canvases this climatic reality that transformed their everyday environment. When climatology sheds light on the history of art... But winter also has strong symbolic significance as a metaphor for the passage of time. In the 19th century, the Impressionists took up the theme of winter. Their fascination with light and landscapes found in snow an ideal terrain for exploration: whites became an infinite palette of nuances. Far from being confined to Europe, this attraction to winter crosses cultures. On the other side of the world, Japanese artists, led by Hokusai, made the eternal snows of Mount Fuji a recurring motif in their art, proof that the poetry of winter transcends borders. So, to accompany your long winter evenings, we invite you to take a journey through some of the most beautiful snow-covered landscapes in the history of art.