Sunset by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:A1 (594x841mm) and the Juno Ludovisi

and the Juno Ludovisi

it presents a richly textured tableau where waterways gleam

New Forest: An area in southern England known for its extensive natural woodlands and heathlands

and the ability to evoke season and weather with remarkable economy

and detailed representation of the avian world

Sunset by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:A1 (594x841mm) and the Juno LudovisiSunset (1865) by Frederic Edwin Church is a luminous meditation on light at days end by one of the foremost painters of the Hudson River School. Churchcelebrated for his grand, scrupulously observed landscapescaptured the sublime drama of nature with an almost scientific attention to atmosphere. Here, the suns fading glow becomes the subject itself: a radiant band of oranges and golds easing into cooler grays and soft blues while the land sinks into