Why it matters
Light breaks through clouds over towering peaks and a mountain lake in California. Bierstadt painted it in Rome, and it was shown throughout Europe, stirring interest in emigrating to America.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1868.
- It measures 183 × 305 cm.
- It is a centrepiece of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Based on the Wikipedia article Among the Sierra Nevada, California (CC BY-SA 4.0).
