Artwork
The Kreuzkirche in Dresden
The Kreuzkirche in Dresden is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Bernardo Bellotto. It dates from 1751 and is held in the collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
About this work
Overview
The Kreuzkirche in Dresden is an oil painting created by Bernardo Bellotto in 1751. It is a cityscape depicting a prominent church in Dresden.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows the Kreuzkirche, a tall stone church with a clock face and spire, situated in a wide square surrounded by multi-windowed buildings. People are gathered or walking, and a horse-drawn carriage is in motion, set against a pale sky with clouds.
Technique & Style
Bellotto's attention to light is evident, with buildings rendered in varying degrees of brightness and shadow. The church clock is depicted as a simple circle, emphasizing the artist's focus on capturing the play of light on architectural forms.
History & Provenance
The painting is held at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, indicating its significance within the collection of older European art.
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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