German School 19th century - View of Dresden with the Cathedral and the Frauenkirche - image-1

Lot 148 Dα

German School 19th century - View of Dresden with the Cathedral and the Frauenkirche

Auction 1114 - overview Cologne
19.09.2018, 14:30 - Paintings 15th-19th C.
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.356 € (incl. premium)

German School 19th century

View of Dresden with the Cathedral and the Frauenkirche

Oil on canvas. 26 x 35.5 cm.
Monogrammed lower right: F N.

This depiction of Dresden shows the now famous view of the old city's silhouette seen from the right bank of the Elbe. This same view was already chosen by Bernardo Bellotto for his depiction of the city in the mid-18th century. Whilst in Bellotto's time, the tower of the Catholic cathedral was still under construction and thus depicted encased by scaffolding, the present work shows the cathedral in its completed state. Both works are dominated by the mighty dome of the Frauenkirche in the left side of the image.
In this work, the Rococo fashions of the figures in Bellotto's version are replaced by the clothing and uniforms of the 1820s/1830s. The city is depicted in the early morning on a fine day in spring or early summer. This lot also includes an infrared photograph showing the underdrawing of this work.