Panoramic landscape near Bergen
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 9 1/4 x 19 3/16 in. (23.5 x 48.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2011
Accession Number
2011.451
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the early 19th century, artist Johan Christian Dahl captured the rugged beauty of his homeland in *Panoramic landscape near* (1813), a graphite drawing on paper measuring 9¼ × 19⅜ inches. Rendered with precise pencil strokes, this panoramic vista showcases the dramatic fjords, mountains, and lush vegetation near Bergen, a coastal city renowned for its misty harbors and steep terrain. The wide format emphasizes the sublime scale of nature, a hallmark of Romanticism, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in Norway's untamed wilderness. Dahl, often called the father of Norwegian landscape pa...