Blick von der Villa Malta auf den Quirinal,

1818

Material / Technology / Carrier

Öl auf Papier, auf Leinwand geklebt

Dimensions of the object

30,7 x 43,5 cm

Displayed

Sammlung Schack Saal 2

Department

19. Jahrhundert

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

11469

Acquisition

1869 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München

Citation

Johann Georg von Dillis, Blick von der Villa Malta auf den Quirinal, 1818, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/JzG6WyD4WO (Last updated on 19.06.2023)

Dillis painted these three views in oil on paper during a stay at the Villa Malta in the spring of 1818. He was accompanying Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria on his Italian journey as Ludwig’s artistic adviser and draughtsman. Dillis made preparatory drawings for the compositions, but then painted them quickly in the open air so as to capture the early morning light and atmosphere. Hills and striking groups of buildings dominate the views: the Quirinal on the left, the Capitol in the centre and the Vatican with St Peter’s on the right.