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Pond in the Woods, Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Pond in the Woods, 1862

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

1807–1876 · Barbizon School · 12 works

Diaz de la Peña painted woodland landscapes as well as subjects from mythology and literature. He frequently worked in the Forest of Fontainebleau and was influenced by Théodore Rousseau. The two paintings here bring those different interests into the same room.

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Life and work

1831
First Paris Salon exhibition

Diaz makes his Salon debut with Scene of Love.

Sources

12 works · 1849–1874

Original museum reproductions, with source records on every artwork page.

Artist information: National Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago (Education of Cupid, Pond in the Woods).

Public-domain art. An imagined museum; no museum affiliation.