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Artist galleriesNarcisse Diaz de la Peña's contemporaries

Narcisse Diaz de la Peña's contemporaries

The painting depicts a forest floor under tall trees, with a grassy path leading into the distance. The sky is obscured by dense green foliage and tree limbs. Rocks and shrubs are visible on the ground, and the forest stretches into the distance. The trees are dark brown, with patches of white suggesting dappled light coming in through the branches above. The leaves and ground are mostly dark green, with some patches of brown, lighter green, and yellow.
On the Beach, Sunset, by Eugène Boudin, 1865
A work made of oil on canvas.
A work made of lithograph from two stones on off-white wove paper.
Aglaida and Boniface, by Alexandre Cabanel, c. 1857
A work made of watercolor and opaque watercolor on cream wove paper.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

A few works by Narcisse Diaz de la Peña, then their contemporaries: makers of the same nationality born within 25 years of them, then works from the same century and place.

With their contemporaries

  1. The painting depicts a forest floor under tall trees, with a grassy path leading into the distance. The sky is obscured by dense green foliage and tree limbs. Rocks and shrubs are visible on the ground, and the forest stretches into the distance. The trees are dark brown, with patches of white suggesting dappled light coming in through the branches above. The leaves and ground are mostly dark green, with some patches of brown, lighter green, and yellow.
    Forest SceneNarcisse Diaz de la Peña, 1874Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. On the Beach, Sunset, by Eugène Boudin, 1865
    On the Beach, SunsetEugène Boudin, 1865Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Roll Call of the Last Victims of the TerrorCharles Louis-Lucien Muller, c. 1850Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Their contemporaries

  1. A work made of lithograph from two stones on off-white wove paper.
    Interior of the Lemercier Lithographic Printing HouseCharles Villemin, n.d.Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Aglaida and Boniface, by Alexandre Cabanel, c. 1857
    Aglaida and BonifaceAlexandre Cabanel, c. 1857Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of watercolor and opaque watercolor on cream wove paper.
    Landscape with River GorgeGeorge Sand, 1860/69Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Their contemporaries, second

  1. Landscape with Rider on White Horse, by Jean Achille Benouville, 1846
    Landscape with Rider on White HorseJean Achille Benouville, 1846Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. This is a drawing of a group of mythological figures in a ceremonial scene. The composition features multiple figures in various poses, centered around a symbolic gathering. The drawing is detailed, providing a classical representation of human forms, draped fabrics, and an animal. A plateau with trees is subtly depicted in the background. The figures display expressions ranging from serene to contemplative.
    The Nursing of JupiterThéodore ChassériauCourtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington