Landscape with Ancient Ruins and a Column, 1756

Title

Landscape with Ancient Ruins and a Column

Painter

• Christian Georg Schütz the Elder

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oil on oak wood, reverse beveled on both sides

Material

• oak wood

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten in der Mitte: Schüz. F. 1756.

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main since 1922

Genre

• architecture
• landscape

Main Motif

• ruin
• column
• man
• woman
• group of people

Primary

• 25H landscapes
• 25II9 landscape with ruins - II - ideal landscapes
• 48C1 architecture
• 41A9 ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, etc.
• 48C16 architectural detail
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture

Secondary

• 48C162 arch, archivolt ~ architecture
• 48C1612 capital (~ column, pillar)
• 25H114 low hill country
• 25H113 (high) hill
• 26A clouds