If you want to have a better understanding of the United States’ cultural and political landscape, take a look at Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s wonderfully macabre 1562 painting “The Triumph of Death.” ...

Visitors look at the Pieter Bruegel painting 'The Triumph of Death' (Getty) Western Europe cooled considerably as the Little Ice Age intensified, leading to a temperature drop of about 0.5C.