The artwork titled “Moonlit Night. A Village,” created by Isaac Levitan around 1888, is an oil painting on canvas from the Realism movement, specifically in the landscape genre. The painting is housed in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia.
In the artwork, Levitan masterfully captures a tranquil nocturnal scene under the moonlight. The foreground features a row of tall, slender birch trees casting elongated shadows along a dirt path, which leads the observer’s eye deep into the composition. The interplay of moonlight and shadow creates a serene yet hauntingly beautiful atmosphere. The sky is imbued with gentle shades of blue and gray, enhancing the overall sense of calm and quietude that pervades the village landscape. The meticulous attention to detail and the realistic portrayal of light and shadow are characteristic of Levitan’s dedication to the Realism movement.
