Apr 21
Friedrich Nerly - "Venice. View over the San Marco basin of Santa Maria della Salute" (1855)
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Friedrich Nerly - "Venice. View over the San Marco basin of Santa Maria della Salute" (1855)
The Piazzetta in Venice by Moonlight
Friedrich Nerly
Friedrich Nerly (German, 1807–1878) - The Apparitionist
King Wilhelm I’s Arabian Stallion ‘Tursi’
Friedrich Nerly
oil on canvas, 1837
Isn't it romantic?
Frederik Sødring, 1831: "Prospect af Möens Klint, seet fra Strandbredden på den sydlige Punkt ved Graaryggen" (Prospect of the cliffs of Møen, seen from the beach at the southern tip of Graaryggen)
I spent the afternoon in the art gallery of the local museum (again), soothing my spirits among the works of some of the leading romanticists.
Julius Prømmel, 1833: "Et Partie af Havnen med forskjellige Skibe; seet fra Ridder Larsens Plads" (A section of the harbor with various ships; seen from Ridder Larsen's Square)
Less prominent and smaller in size is this quartet of thematically connected paintings by the German master Caspar David Friedrich, all four dating back to 1820/21:
"Der Morgen" (Morning)
"Der Mittag" (Noon)
"Der Nachmittag" (Afternoon)
"Der Abend" (Evening)
Again, these four paintings are easily overlooked in the gallery, hanging to the side of a thoroughfare. I made sure to pull up a chair and dedicate ample time to each of these masterpieces.
Friedrich Nerly, 1837: "Die Markussäule in Venedig bei Mondlicht" (The Column of Saint Mark in Venice by moonlight)
Johan Christian Claussen Dahl, 1841: "Nächtliche Ansicht von Dresden" (Dresden at night)
This last painting gave me pause. While I often think (and mean) that I would much rather live in the 19th century, I always envision preindustrial times, before factories, machinery and coal mines destroyed the countryside.
The above image from 1841 makes me wonder if I would have to go back even further in time to escape the beginning of the modern world, perhaps to the 18th or 17th century.
Friedrich Nerly, View from Olevano of the Volsker Mountains (c. 1822)
'Moonlight View of Piazza San Marco'. Friedrich Nerly. 1871.
A moonlight view of the Piazza San Marco towards San Giorgio Maggiore (detail), 1871 - Friedrich Nerly (1807 - 1878)