The Chasseur in the Forest

What you see

A dense forest of firs fills almost the whole canvas like a dark wall. Below, a snowy clearing narrows toward the center, and there, very small, a soldier in a green cloak stands with his back to us, facing the trees. In the foreground, a black raven perches on a cut stump.

Dark greens and browns dominate; snow covers the ground and dusts the branches of the young firs on either side. At the foot of the trunks, behind the soldier, glows a reddish light. Spot the little fir growing beside the stump and the strip of gray sky barely showing at the top.