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tones of beige, blue and pink, which only the setting sun illuminates, creates an atmosphere of torpor. It seems that the painting deals with the feeling of half consciousness, between waking and falling asleep, which drowsiness causes and which the viewer also experiences while contemplating the painting.
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The scene depicts the rest of simple peasants. In the foreground on the right, an elderly woman and an old man, a woman and her child, a man and his son, represent the stages of life. On the left, a more indistinct group of figures seems absorbed by the semi-darkness. The reduced palette, with muted
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