Der Königssee mit dem Watzmann
1837
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
36 × 45 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
5817
Art Historical Context
### Der Königssee mit dem Watzmann Nestled in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, *Der Königssee mit dem Watzmann* (1837) by Adalbert Stifter captures the serene majesty of Bavaria's Königssee lake framed by the towering Watzmann mountain, Germany's third-highest peak. This intimate oil on canvas, measuring 36 × 45 cm, invites viewers into a tranquil alpine vista, where glassy waters reflect dramatic peaks under a vast sky. Stifter, an Austrian polymath known primarily as a writer, painted this during his early artistic phase, blending his love for nature's precision with poetic observation. ...