Riviergezicht met een stad op de achtergrond
Johannes Körnlein
1765 - 1772
Medium
paper
Dimensions
221; 109
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Riviergezicht met een stad op de achtergrond** (*River View with a City in the Background*), created by Johannes Körnlein between 1765 and 1772, captures a serene Dutch landscape tradition in a compact format. This intimate drawing on paper measures just 109 mm high by 221 mm wide, suggesting it may have been a preparatory sketch or a personal study rather than a grand display piece. Körnlein's composition likely evokes the tranquil waterways and distant urban silhouettes so beloved in 18th-century Northern European art, blending natural beauty with hints of human habitation. The late Rococ...