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A View across the Inn Valley to the Alps and Neubeuern

Johann Georg von Dillis

National Gallery of Art

The image features a landscape with a large tree in the foreground on the right. The terrain includes earthy browns and greens, leading to rolling hills with various trees in the background. The horizon is high in the image, showing distant mountains and a faint outline of a structure or settlement under a serene sky. The color palette is soft with earth tones, yellow, green, and blue, creating a tranquil atmosphere. The brushstrokes in the watercolor painting are delicate, capturing details of foliage, light, and shadow across the landscape.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1790
Medium
pen and gray and brown ink with watercolor over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
5236 × 3557 px
Public Domain
Yes
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