1862
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Moonlit Landscape is a 1862 by Charles François Daubigny, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a dark, misty scene with a faint glow in the center. The top half is mostly black, while the bottom half has a lighter, wavy texture. A small patch of light suggests a moonlit sky over a quiet landscape, with hints of trees or buildings below. The artist used a mix of dark and light tones to create a mysterious effect. This technique is called *chiaroscuro*, where strong contrasts between light and dark shape the scene. Next, look up *chiaroscuro* to see how artists use light and shadow.
Charles-François Daubigny ( DOH-bin-yee, US: DOH-been-YEE, doh-BEEN-yee, French: ; 15 February 1817 – 19 February 1878) was a French painter, one of the members of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of impressionism.
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