Dovedale by Moonlight

My mother went to Oberlin College and would go stare at this painting in their gallery whenever she felt blue.




It's by Joseph Wright of Derby and is now called "Dovedale by Moonlight," though it was once known by a different name, I believe.

It was painted in roughly 1784. Here is a write-up from Oberlin's Allen Memorial Art Museum website that tells more.


And here, with (out) all the majesty of a superior nocturnal landscape, is today's playlist.


Log for first part of October 21, 2010 show

Log for second part of October 21, 2010 show