Ansicht von Toledo
Fritz Bamberger (1814-1873)

Ansicht von Toledo,

1862
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
25,5 x 33 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Department
19. Jahrhundert
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
11626
Acquisition
1862 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München
Citation
Fritz Bamberger, Ansicht von Toledo, 1862, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/8eGVn0YGWQ (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
The painting shows Toledo’s spectacular location on a granite plateau above the Tajo ravine. Perched high above the city is the Alcázar, the former royal palace. This put Schack in mind of the history of the Visigoth empire, of which Toledo was the capital, and he noted that Bamberger depicted ‘the residence of King Ruderic in all its picturesque singularity, enthroned on a rugged rock and still imposing despite its decay’.

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