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Schitul Bistrița

Henric Trenk

unspecified

From the collection of Bucharest Municipality Museum

Classical Antiquity

Dominant colour

Schitul Bistrița is an unspecified by Henric Trenk, held at Bucharest Municipality Museum.

Who painted this?: Henric Trenk
Where can I see it?: Bucharest Municipality Museum

About this work

This painting shows a small wooden chapel half-buried in a green hillside. The roof is a warm yellow-brown, and the walls blend into the mossy slope around it. The sky above is dark, almost black, with a hint of red light on the right side. The chapel looks like it’s growing out of the earth, not built on top. The dark background makes the colors of the chapel stand out more. Next, look up *chiaroscuro* to see how artists use light and shadow like this.