Waldinneres
Medium
Öl auf Papier auf Leinwand
Dimensions
91,5 × 112,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
7947
Art Historical Context
Step into the lush, dappled world of *Waldinneres* (Forest Interior), a captivating 1861 oil painting on paper laid on canvas byilio Narciso Díaz de la Peña. an impressive 91.5 112.5 cm, this work from the Belvedere Collection in transports viewers deep into a sunlit woodland glade. Díaz de la Peña, a Franco-Spanish artist closely linked to the Barbizon School masterfully evoked the wild beauty of nature, drawing from his time painting en plein air in the forests of Fontainebleau. The medium—oil applied to paper then mounted on canvas—highlights Díaz de la Peña's innovative approach, allowing...