Das Theater von Taormina,

um 1818

Material / Technology / Carrier

Öl auf Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

38,7 x 61,5 cm

Displayed

Sammlung Schack Saal 2

Department

19. Jahrhundert

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

11466

Acquisition

wohl 1869 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München

Citation

Franz Ludwig Catel, Das Theater von Taormina, um 1818, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/wq4jEeoGWo (Last updated on 19.06.2023)

This view of Taormina and Mount Etna combines the awe-inspiring natural scenery of Sicily with the remains of ancient Greek colonisation, which began on the island¿s eastern shore. Goethe read Homer while in Taormina and was convinced that `there can be no better commentary on the Odyssey than this vital environment¿. The painting is sketch-like and was executed swiftly, but is unlikely to have been painted on the spot. Catel made a great success of selling such visual mementoes to travellers.