Der Minoritenplatz in Wien
1896
Medium
Aquarell
Dimensions
37,2 × 57,3 cm
Classification
Zeichnung
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
274
About this artwork
Kopie des Aquarells von J. Alt "Der Minoritenplatz"
Art Historical Context
**Der Minoritenplatz in Wien by Jakob Alt (copy, 1896) captures the grandeur of one of Vienna's historic squares in delicate watercolor (Aquarell) on, measuring 37.2 × 57.3 cm. Housed in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna and classified as a, this work is a faithful reproduction of Alt's original, preserving his masterful depiction of the Minoritenplatz—home to the Gothic Minoritenkirche and elegant Baroque palaces that defined imperial Vienna. Jakob Alt (1789–1860), a leading Austrian watercolorist of the Biedermeier period, excelled in vedute, or topographical views, rendering cityscapes wi...