Die Mole von Portici,

1818

Material / Technology / Carrier

Öl auf Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

37,5 x 54,7 cm

Displayed

Sammlung Schack Saal 19

Department

19. Jahrhundert

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

WAF 804

Acquisition

1841 durch König Ludwig I. aus der Sammlung Klenze erworben – seit 1923 Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Neue Pinakothek München

Citation

Joseph Rebell, Die Mole von Portici, 1818, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Neue Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/rqxNX2nGvW (Last updated on 04.09.2024)

"The Mole at Portici" is a small-format depiction of the harbour of a small fishing village near Naples. Whereas in the foreground the fisherman are busy with the mooring of a boat, the background shows, on the other side of the bay, the royal castle and behind that the dormant Vesuvius. The repoussoir or darkened area of the foreground works like a silhouette against the still surface of the water and the brighter background. The fishermen, who are pulling in a boat, are particularly accentuated through a careful use of lighting and composition, setting the scene as if on a stage and giving the painting its sense of depth.