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'''''View of Dresden by Moonlight''''' is a 1839 [[landscape painting]] by the Norwegian [[artist]] [[Johan Christian Dahl]].<ref>Vaughan p.142-43</ref> <ref>Wolf p.118</ref> Dahl settled in the [[Kingdom of Saxony|Saxon]] capital [[Dresden]] where, along with [[Caspar David Friedrich]], he was known for his [[romantic art|romantic]] landscapes.<ref>Bischoff, Hipp & Nugent p.58</ref> The night view of the city features a number of notable landmarks silhouetted by the [[River Elbe]] including the [[Frauenkirche, Dresden|Frauenkirche]], [[Dresden Cathedral]] and the [[Augustus Bridge]].<ref>https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/240856</ref> |
'''''View of Dresden by Moonlight''''' (German: '''''Blick auf Dresden bei Vollmondschein''''') is a 1839 [[landscape painting]] by the Norwegian [[artist]] [[Johan Christian Dahl]].<ref>Vaughan p.142-43</ref> <ref>Wolf p.118</ref> Dahl settled in the [[Kingdom of Saxony|Saxon]] capital [[Dresden]] where, along with [[Caspar David Friedrich]], he was known for his [[romantic art|romantic]] landscapes.<ref>Bischoff, Hipp & Nugent p.58</ref> The night view of the city features a number of notable landmarks silhouetted by the [[River Elbe]] including the [[Frauenkirche, Dresden|Frauenkirche]], [[Dresden Cathedral]] and the [[Augustus Bridge]].<ref>https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/240856</ref> |
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[[File:Johan Christian Claussen Dahl - Dresden im Mondlicht (1823).jpg|thumb|''Dresden in the Moonlight'', 1823. It presents a more distant view of the city.]] |
[[File:Johan Christian Claussen Dahl - Dresden im Mondlicht (1823).jpg|thumb|''Dresden in the Moonlight'', 1823. It presents a more distant view of the city.]] |
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| Artist | Johan Christian Dahl |
| Year | 1839 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 78 cm × 130 cm (31 in × 51 in) |
| Location | Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden |
View of Dresden by Moonlight (German: Blick auf Dresden bei Vollmondschein) is a 1839 landscape painting by the Norwegian artist Johan Christian Dahl.[1] [2] Dahl settled in the Saxon capital Dresden where, along with Caspar David Friedrich, he was known for his romantic landscapes.[3] The night view of the city features a number of notable landmarks silhouetted by the River Elbe including the Frauenkirche, Dresden Cathedral and the Augustus Bridge.[4]
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The work is today in the collection of the Galerie Neue Meister in Dresden, having been acquired in 1937.[5] Dahl had previously produced an 1823 work Dresden in the Moonlight, now in a private collection.
References
[edit]- ^ Vaughan p.142-43
- ^ Wolf p.118
- ^ Bischoff, Hipp & Nugent p.58
- ^ https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/240856
- ^ https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/240856
Bibliography
[edit]- Bischoff, Ulrich, Hipp, Elisabeth & Nugent, Jeanne Anne. From Caspar David Friedrich to Gerhard Richter: German Paintings from Dresden. Getty Publications, 2006
- Vaughan, William. German Romantic Painting. Yale University Press, 1994.
- Wolf, Norbert. Painting of the Romantic Era. Taschen, 1999.
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