Landscape with Tharandt Castle Ruins
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
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Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Accession Number
2023.117
Tags
About this artwork
Swiss artist Adrian Zingg made the landscape of Saxony his primary and almost exclusive subject and sought out dramatic views, often featuring the country’s distinctive waterfalls, landscapes, and ruins, to convey its grandeur while maintaining a topographical precision. These two prints depict the ruins of Tharandt castle, a medieval structure outside Dresden. Zingg traveled to the site to sketch with friends, captivated by the juxtaposition between nature’s grandeur and the castle’s impermanen...