Who created "Felsental (Im Höllental)"?

Felsental (Im Höllental) was created by Franz Steinfeld in 1847.

What medium is "Felsental (Im Höllental)"?

Felsental (Im Höllental) is Öl auf Papier auf Holz kaschiert.

Is "Felsental (Im Höllental)" in the public domain?

Yes, Felsental (Im Höllental) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Felsental (Im Höllental)

Franz Steinfeld

1847

Medium

Öl auf Papier auf Holz kaschiert

Dimensions

43 x 34,5 cm

Classification

Gemälde

Department

Belvedere Collection

Museum

Belvedere

Credit

Belvedere, Vienna

Accession Number

2334

Art Historical Context

**Felsental (Im Höllental)** by Franz Steinfeld (1847) invites visitors into the dramatic depths of Bavaria's Höllental, "Hell Valley," a steep alpine gorge renowned for its towering rock faces, rushing streams, and mist-shrouded cliffs. This intimate oil painting on paper mounted on wood (43 x 34.5 cm) captures sublime power of nature, evoking both awe and peril—hallmarks of Romanticism. Steinfeld, an Austrian landscape master active in Vienna's art scene, specialized in vivid alpine scenes, drawing from his travels through the Bavarian and Austrian mountains. Painted in 1847 amid Europe's g...

Felsental (Im Höllental)

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