Parochialstrasse in Berlin
1831
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
16 x 11 in. (40.6 x 27.9 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, and funds from various donors, by exchange, 2006
Accession Number
2006.258
Tags
Art Historical Context
Eduard Gaertner's *Parochialstrasse in Berlin* (1831) captures a slice of everyday life in early 19th-century Berlin meticulous precision. This oil on canvas painting, measuring a modest 16 x 11 inches, depicts the bustling Parochialstrasse, lined with sturdy buildings, figures of men going about their day, and even a few dogs wandering the cobblestone street. Gaertner, a leading figure in Berlin's vedute tradition—a style of detailed, topographical urban views—excelled at rendering architecture with photographic clarity, evoking the city's rapid modernization during the Biedermeier era. Pain...