Ruins of a Castle
Carl Blechen
1825–1827
- Medium
- Lithograph with olive-green tint stone, heightened with white gouache, on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 15.4 × 21.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 5/8 in.); Sheet: 25.7 × 35 cm (10 1/8 × 13 13/16 in.)
- Genre
- lithograph
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
paintwhite gouachegouacheprintingprintprints and drawinglithographywatercolorcoating (material)paper (fiber product)lithographwater-base paint
About
A former banker who trained at the Berlin Arts Academy, Carl Blechen also used his flair for the dramatic as a set designer for theatrical productions. Ruins of a Castle is among the three etchings and 14 lithographs produced by the artist featuring romantic subjects such as ruins, hermits, and pilgrims in darkly evocative landscapes. These works demonstrate the continuing influence on Blechen of Caspar David Friedrich, who staged the natural world as a form of religious allegory.
