Monochrome painted landscape of tall trees framing a pale sky, with small figures gathered on grass in the lower center.

Landscape with Figures

A dark, wooded landscape with tall trees framing a pale, clouded sky at center. Small figures in light clothing gather on a grassy clearing in the lower center, while a dense mass of foliage fills the left and right edges. The image is monochrome, with soft, feathered brushwork suggesting dusk or night.

Artist: Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Date: c. 1870
Medium: Oil on panel
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1188 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1875).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Henry Field Memorial Collection

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