Peasant Funeral

About this work

This painting shows a group of people dressed in black, gathered around a grave. They are standing in a field with a few hills in the background. The sky is cloudy and grey. The people in the painting look sad and solemn. Some of them are holding their hats or looking down at the ground. The grave is in the center of the painting, and it's surrounded by the group of people. The painting is called "Peasant Funeral" and it's held at the Hungarian National Gallery. If you want to learn more about the artist's use of light and shadow, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.