Der Ilsenstein am Fuße des Brockens im Harzgebirge
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
63,5 × 80 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
7914
Art Historical Context
In the heart of the Belvedere Collection Vienna lies *Der Ilsenstein am Fuße Brockens im Harzbirge* (1830), a luminous oil-on-canvas landscape by German painter Hermann Josef Neefe Measuring 63.5 × 80 cm, this work captures the rugged beauty of the Ilsenstein rock formation at the base of the Brocken, the highest peak in Germany's Harz Mountains. Neefe, active in early 19th century,fully renders the dramatic interplay of light and shadow over craggy cliffs, misty valleys, and distant peaks, evoking the sublime power of nature. Painted during the Romantic era, the piece reflects the movement's...