Five Travellers in the Moonlight

Five Travellers in the Moonlight

Carl August Lebschée

1828

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows five people walking on a path under a full moon. The scene is set in a landscape with trees and bushes. The people are dressed in old-fashioned clothing. The painting has a lot of detail in the shadows and the moonlight. It looks like it was made using a special technique that creates a lot of texture. If you like this painting, you might also like other works by artists who use etching, drypoint, and aquatint techniques.

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