Wooded Landscape
1650
unspecified
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
This painting shows a dark, shadowy forest with a few towering trees. The branches twist and block most of the light, leaving the ground almost black. A small patch of grass and a few bushes peek through near the bottom, but the rest is thick with leaves and branches. The artist used deep shadows to make the trees look heavy and real. The dark tones create a quiet, mysterious mood—like walking into a forest at dusk. Look up *chiaroscuro* to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
