<p>The Census at Bethlehem is an oil-on-panel by the Flemish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, painted in 1566. Listen to this holiday short for a quick look into one of the greatest Christmas paintings ever created. </p>

The Census at Bethlehem is an oil-on-panel by the Flemish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, painted in 1566. Listen to this holiday short for a quick look into one of the greatest Christmas paintings ever created.

<p>The Census at Bethlehem is an oil-on-panel by the Flemish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, painted in 1566. Listen to this holiday short for a quick look into one of the greatest Christmas paintings ever created.&nbsp;</p>

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