The painting shows a high vantage point of a group of people in a dark, green landscape. Closest to us, near the center of the painting, are the six people with pale white skin and long yellow hair, wearing in flowing garments in yellow, white, and blue. They stand under dark foliage from large trees. In the distance to the right, the dark trees open into a wide, white landscape. Towards the upper right corner, there is a faint architectural structure resembling a shining white castle. Rolling hills are visible in the distance, and the sky is filled with swirling clouds in grey, peach, and…
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Fantastic Landscape with Figures

painter Emilian 16th Century

late 16th century

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 63.5 x 83.9 cm (25 x 33 1/16 in.) ; framed: 84.9 x 104.8 x 6 cm (33 7/16 x 41 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Culture
Emilian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line
Gift of Duncan Phillips
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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