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Road in the Woods (Constant Troyon)

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Road in the Woods
ArtistConstant Troyon
Yearc. 1840s
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions58.1 cm × 48.3 cm (22.9 in × 19.0 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Road in the Woods is a 19th-century painting by French painter Constant Troyon. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts two dirt roads heading through a wooded area. Troyon, a member of the Barbizon school, was inspire to render woods in such a way by 17th century Dutch landscape painters. Road in the Woods is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

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  1. ^ "www.metmuseum.org". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-10-11.