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Mountainscape, Ernst Fries
Ernst Fries
Mountainscape
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Ernst Fries

Mountainscape, 1832

Dimensions
100.0 x 132.0 cm
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Inventory Number
1144
Acquisition
Acquired in 1884
Status
Not on display

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About the Work

Almost too beautiful to be true, an idyllic landscape combines plants from the Mediterranean and the Northern Alpine region. Visible behind a stone bridge and a narrow gorge is a jagged sea of cliffs. The scene follows a classical composition: before our gaze is directed upwards to the summit, it pauses for a moment on the lively foreground painted in warm shades. Here, man and beast are shown in peaceful coexistence - an idealised concept during the Romantic Age. Thanks to his poetic approach to landscape, Fries is regarded as one of the main representatives of Heidelberg Romanticism.

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Title
Mountainscape
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Signiert und datiert am unteren Rand, etwa 30 cm von der linken Ecke entfernt: EFries. 1832. (E und F ligiert)
Work Catalogues
  • Wechssler 678

Property and Acquisition

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Administration
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1884

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  • 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)

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15.05.2023