Die Brühl
1928
Medium
Öl auf Holz
Dimensions
95 x 97,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
3272
Art Historical Context
"Die Brühl," painted by Austrian artist Ignaz Pötsch in 1928, captures the iconic Brühl Terrace in Dresden, Germany—a Renaissance-era promenade along the Elbe River famed for its elegant architecture and scenic views. Rendered in oil on wood (95 x 97.5 cm), this nearly square composition invites viewers into a luminous urban landscape, showcasing Pötsch's skill in rendering atmospheric light and architectural detail. Housed in Vienna's Belvedere Collection, the painting exemplifies early 20th-century European landscape traditions. Created during the interwar period, amid Austria's First Repub...