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View of Rome from the Monastery of Sant’Onofrio, 1835

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Watercolor on paper
26.6×37.4 cm

Artists

  • Rudolf von Alt

    (Vienna 1812–1905 Vienna)

Currently on display at UG2
In 1833, Rudolf von Alt (1812–1905) and his father Jakob Alt (1789–1872) received a commission from Archduke Ferdinand, who would later become Emperor Ferdinand I, to create large-scale vistas of the most beautiful places in the Austrian monarchy and the neighboring countries. For this purpose, the artists went on many trips, for instance to Rome in 1835, where they created many studies to serve as templates for future paintings. The watercolor View of Rome from the Monastery of Sant’Onofrio deviates from the conventions of the classic veduta. Between the pillars of the cloister, which contracts to the right, following a diagonal axis, a view opens of the monastery garden and the Eternal City far in the background. Sophisticated perspectives enliven the picture. The interplay of light and shadow in tender colors transforms the building itself into a spectacular optical experience.

AGW, 2022

Object data

Artist/author
  • Rudolf von Alt
Title
View of Rome from the Monastery of Sant’Onofrio
Date
1835
Art movement
Biedermeier
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
26.6×37.4 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 3641
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Selection of Reference works
  • Meisterwerke Leopold Museum, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Köln 2018.
  • Verborgene Schätze der österreichischen Aquarellmalerei, hrsg. von Rudolf Leopold/Franz Smola, Wien 2010 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien 05.03.2010-24.05.2010).
  • Leopold. Meisterwerke aus dem Leopold Museum Wien, hrsg. von Rudolf Leopold und Romana Schuler, Köln u.a. 2001.
  • Walter Koschatzky: Rudolf von Alt : 1812 - 1905, Salzburg 1976.
Catalogue raisonne
  • Koschatzky 1975: 35/31
Keywords
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