Artwork
Die Breite Gasse in Pirna
Die Breite Gasse in Pirna is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Bernardo Bellotto. It dates from 1754 and is held in the collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
About this work
Overview
Die Breite Gasse in Pirna is an oil painting by Bernardo Bellotto, created in 1754.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a street scene in Pirna, showing a church and surrounding buildings on one side and a wall with trees on the other, with people engaged in various activities in the foreground.
Technique & Style
The work is characterized by its detailed and colorful representation, conveying a sense of depth and atmosphere.
History & Provenance
The painting is held at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.
Artist & collection
Artist
Bernardo Bellotto, was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching famous for his vedute of European cities – Dresden, Vienna, Turin, and Warsaw.
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