Greek Landscape on the Island of Aegina, 1842 – 1845

Dimensions: 55.7 x 55.7 cm

Inventory Number: 1493

Acquisition: Acquired in 1912.

Status: Not on display

Texts

About the Acquisition

Few documents about this donation have been preserved in the Städel archive. The transcript of the will of Anna Louise Friederike Koch, née St George and “widow to the late Banker Mr. Peter Marcus Koch”, relates the following wish: Three paintings and a legacy of 10,000 marks are to be passed on to the Städel Foundation upon the death of their proprietor.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Greek Landscape on the Island of Aegina

Painter

Carl Rottmann

Period Produced

19th century

School

romanticism

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Material

canvas

Technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Monogrammiert unten rechts unter dem Gebüsch: CR

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Administration

Modern Art 1800–1945

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 1912.

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

landscape

Main Motif

Associated Persons and Institutions

Iconclass

Primary

61D(AÍYINA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (AÍYINA) (AÍYINA)
25H14 island
25H114 low hill country
25I9 landscape with ruins
24A11 dawn