Wooded Landscape with Travelers

Niederländische Malerei 1625–1644, late 1640s

The painting shows a forested landscape from an elevated angle. The horizon is high in the composition, with a blue sky and fluffy white clouds in the background. A large, gnarled tree trunk is in the center, with more tall trees behind it, their leaves in shades of dark green and rusty red. In the bottom left corner, we can see a group of people gathered on the dark brown ground. They are in shadow, but we can see their clothes, which are in shades of red, brown, black, and white. Three of them wear wide-brimmed hats, while the fourth appears to be a woman with her hair pulled back in a bun. More people are visible in the distance on the right, wearing similar clothing. In the center, behind the tall tree trunk, a light brown path curves up a hill and into the woods in the distance.
Artist
Niederländische Malerei 1625–1644
Date
late 1640s
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
57 × 48 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The painting shows a forested landscape from an elevated angle. The horizon is high in the composition, with a blue sky and fluffy white clouds in the background. A large, gnarled tree trunk is in the center, with more tall trees behind it, their leaves in shades of dark green and rusty red. In the bottom left corner, we can see a group of people gathered on the dark brown ground. They are in shadow, but we can see their clothes, which are in shades of red, brown, black, and white. Three of them wear wide-brimmed hats, while the fourth appears to be a woman with her hair pulled back in a bun. More people are visible in the distance on the right, wearing similar clothing. In the center, behind the tall tree trunk, a light brown path curves up a hill and into the woods in the distance.

Niederländische Malerei 1625–1644