Artwork
Peisaj din Sibiu (Biserica evanghelică din Sibiu)
Peisaj din Sibiu (Biserica evanghelică din Sibiu) is an unspecified painting by Johann Böbel. It is held in the collection of the Brukenthal National Museum. The painting depicts a lively scene of a town square, with a prominent church tower at its center.
About this work
Overview
The painting depicts a lively scene of a town square, with a prominent church tower at its center.
Subject & Meaning
The image shows a bustling square with people in period clothing, surrounded by buildings with red roofs and a tall church tower featuring a clock and spire.
Technique & Style
The artist has used a soft, hazy sky that blends with the light colors of the buildings, and chiaroscuro techniques are evident in the use of light and shadow.
Artist & collection
Artist
A painter from the 1700s who left behind two small views of places in Europe: one shows the brick walls of a church in Sibiu, Romania, and the other is a black-and-white print of snow-covered Mont Blanc.
Biserica Evanghelică din Sibiu
View of the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas in Vilnius
The Freyung in Vienne, from the South-East
The Marketplace at Pirna
Biserica din Piața Mare din Cluj
Market-Place of the Neustadt in Dresden
Pirna from the South
Old town hall at the Wolnica square in Kazimierz, Kraków
View of Pirna, from Sonnestein Castle
The New Market in Dresden
View of Pirna with the Fortress of Sonnenstein
Marketplace in Munich