Terrasse des Kapuzinerklosters in Sorrent
Heinrich Reinhold (1788-1825)

Terrasse des Kapuzinerklosters in Sorrent,

um 1823/24
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
41,7 x 54,8 cm
Department
19. Jahrhundert
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
WAF 819
Acquisition
1841 durch König Ludwig I. aus der Sammlung Klenze erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Neue Pinakothek München
Citation
Heinrich Reinhold, Terrasse des Kapuzinerklosters in Sorrent, um 1823/24, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Neue Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/PdxzYAV4w5 (Last updated on 22.01.2024)
This small oil painting is based on studies, which Reinhold executed while on a trip to the Gulf of Naples in 1823 and shows a view from the terrace of a capuchin garden that lies directly on the water. The artist has composed the scene - popular among young German painters - skillfully through an intelligent choice of locale. Through the use of a diagonally placed wall in the left lower corner, which runs to the right and is intersected by the terrace and sea, a strong depth effect is established. In the rear of the terrace a few monks have been placed as staffage figures. The details, which have a realistic, almost factual feeling, stick to the natural features of the landscape. Nevertheless Reinhold is able to infuse his work with a distinct atmosphere owing to the interplay between light and shadow. Through the use of a free, luminously bright, but not glaring, coloration the painting has a serene late-afternoon feeling. The yellow light of the approaching evening breaks through the leaves of the trees, casting long shadows. And a few sail boats are silently gliding on the turquoise-blue waters of the glimmering sea.

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