Landscape with Diana and Nymphs
1650
unspecified
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
This painting shows a group of nude women gathered by a rocky riverbank. The scene is set in a dim forest with tall trees and misty hills in the background. One woman stands apart, reaching toward the water, while others sit or lean on the rocks. The women’s soft, rounded forms stand out against the dark, shadowy landscape. The artist used deep contrasts between light and dark to shape the figures and landscape. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting technique works.
