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The image depicts an alpine landscape with high mountains and glaciers. In the foreground, a glacier winds through the valley. Steep rock formations are visible on the left side, while the background is characterized by snow-capped peaks. The sky is interspersed with clouds.

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The Grossglockner with the Pasterze Glacier
Date1832

Artist Thomas Ender (1793 Wien – 1875 Wien)

ULAN

Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
39 × 54 cm
SignatureSign. und dat. unten rechts: Thom. Ender. nach der Natur 1832.
Inventory number6068
Location Upper Belvedere
In July 1832, Thomas Ender accompanied Archduke Johann on the ascent to the Pasterze—Austria’s largest glacier. It was his task to document the form and appearance of this body of ice. The view is roughly from the viewpoint now known as the Kaiser-Franz-Josephs-Höhe looking toward the Grossglockner, the country’s highest mountain. At the heart of the depiction lies the vast expanse of the glacier with its numerous crevasses. The sole subject of the painting is nature as it has evolved over the millennia, its appearance depicted with almost scientific exactitude.

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Sammlung Graf Franz von Meran.
Kunsthandel Brechelmacher, Wien
1975 Ankauf Privatbesitz, Wien

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