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These hills are, like the rest of the scene, entirely imaginary. The river winds its way – seemingly from beneath our feet – in a hairpin curve past the cow with its calf, leading us towards the farm building and away behind the screen of trees on the right.
The wide sky and dramatic cloud formation help to emphasise this sense of distance, while the shifting clouds allow the sun to illuminate the different areas, making the eye dart from one to the other to discover each small vignette and the story it tells.
Title
A Landscape with a Farm by a Stream
Date
1661
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 32.3 x W 35.4 cm
Accession number
NG2572
Acquisition method
Salting Bequest, 1910
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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