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Oil painting of tall fir trees on a dark forested slope, sunlit mountain peaks and a soaring bird in the hazy distance.

Mountain landscape

A dark forest of tall spruce and fir trees rises in the foreground, their branches catching warm light from a low sun, while snow-dusted peaks and a bird in flight fill the hazy valley beyond. The painting shows a rocky slope with rust-colored ground cover in the lower foreground, with brushy, textured oil paint throughout.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1870
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1914 × 2591 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1870; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Paisaje de montaña

Un denso bosque de abetos y pinos altos se alza en primer plano, con sus ramas iluminadas por una luz cálida de sol bajo, mientras picos cubiertos de nieve y un ave en vuelo llenan el valle brumoso al fondo. La pintura muestra una ladera rocosa con vegetación de tonos rojizos en la parte inferior, con pinceladas texturadas y óleo aplicado de forma visible.

Português: Paisagem de montanha

Uma floresta densa de abetos e pinheiros altos ergue-se em primeiro plano, com os galhos iluminados pela luz quente de um sol baixo, enquanto picos cobertos de neve e uma ave em voo preenchem o vale enevoado ao fundo. A pintura mostra uma encosta rochosa com vegetação de tons ferrugíneos no primeiro plano, com pinceladas texturizadas e tinta a óleo aplicada de forma visível.

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