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Night landscape painting: full moon through clouds over a dark village with a windmill and church spire, reflected water in foreground.

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A dark night landscape under a cloudy sky, with a full moon glowing through clouds at upper left. A windmill and low trees stand on the left, and a church spire rises among dark buildings on the right, with a glint of water in the foreground.

Artist
Aert van der Neer (mentioned on object)
Date
1640-1650
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2783 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1650.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Paisaje a la luz de la luna con pueblo y molino

Un paisaje nocturno oscuro bajo un cielo nublado, con una luna llena que brilla entre las nubes en la parte superior izquierda. A la izquierda se ven un molino y árboles bajos, y a la derecha se alza un campanario entre edificios oscuros, con un destello de agua en primer plano.

Português: Paisagem à luz da lua com vila e moinho

Uma paisagem noturna escura sob um céu nublado, com uma lua cheia brilhando entre as nuvens no canto superior esquerdo. À esquerda aparecem um moinho e árvores baixas, e à direita uma torre de igreja se ergue entre prédios escuros, com um brilho de água em primeiro plano.

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