Arnstein Abbey, 1835

ArtistCarl Friedrich Lessing, Wrocław 1808–1880 Karlsruhe

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame52 × 67 cm

Dimensions with frame68,4 × 83,1 × 8 cm

Status

on display, room 010.2

About the workCarl Friedrich Lessing, who worked in Düsseldorf from 1826 to 1858, was renowned for his depictions of castles and medieval scenes. He placed the ruins of Arnstein Abbey, which dates back to the eleventh century, in the centre of this image; the nature surrounding it seems almost incidental. Lessing’s “historical landscapes” were painted at a time when there was still no unified German state. People were searching for a national identity and history – and the Middle Ages were perceived as being particularly German.

AccessionAcquisition 1918

Provenance[...]; 1918 angekauft von Dr. Gottschenski, Berlin

Inventory numberM 4228

Düsseldorf School of Painting
Landscapes
Christianity
Architecture

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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