Zypressen im Park der Villa d'Este bei Tivoli (Studie)

Cypresses in the Parc of the Villa d'Este near Tivoli (study), probably May–June 1840

ArtistJohann Wilhelm Schirmer, Jülich 1807–1863 Karlsruhe

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame74,6 × 52,4 cm

Dimensions with frame83,7 × 61,4 × 6,2 cm

Depicted locationTivoli

Depicted locationVilla d'Este

Status

not on display

About the workIn the nineteenth century, the cypresses in the gardens of the Villa d’Este in Tivoli attracted painters who had travelled to Italy for educational purposes. Johann Wilhelm Schirmer headed south for around a year in 1839. It didn’t take him long to visit the Villa d’Este, where he noted in his diary: “I must return here to make studies.” His interest in the cypresses was centred entirely on the view upwards and the play of light and shadow in the treetops – a motif that seems modern today.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[...]; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberM 2263

Contact

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