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Lorenz Adolf Schönberger, Sonnenuntergang auf Capri, 1807, Öl auf Leinwand, 112,5 x 144 cm, Bel…

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Der Meerbusen von Baiae bei Sonnenuntergang
Date1807

Künstler*in Lorenz Adolf Schönberger (1768 Vöslau – 1846 Mainz)

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Object typeGemälde
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
112,5 x 144 cm
SignatureSign. und dat. unten Mitte: Schönberger 1807
Inventory number4294
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A clear and tranquil view of the Gulf of Baiae to the west of Naples. The setting sun bathes the landscape in golden light. Although seemingly so natural, the scene’s composition adheres to the conventions of the arcadian landscape typical around 1800. These were—often imagined—views of idealized nature. Such views were accompanied by classical architecture with people and animals as staffage introduced to enliven the scene. The Austrian landscape painter Lorenz Adolf Schönberger found his ideal nature in southern Italy. From towering trees to the overgrown ruins of an ancient temple of Venus and the medieval Castello Aragonese, he guides our gaze into the distance traversing several pictorial layers.

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1948 Ankauf Kunsthandel L. T. Neumann, Wien

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