View of the Convent of Neuberg from the Summit
1829
Medium
lithograph on chine collé
Dimensions
image: 14.1 x 23.9 cm (5 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1998.6.3
Art Historical Context
**View of the Convent Neuberg from the** by Ernst Fries captures the majestic allure of 19th-century Romantic landscape art. Created in 1829, this lithograph depicts the historic Convent of Neuberg—likely the medieval abbey nestled in Austria's Styrian Alps—from an elevated vantage point, emphasizing nature's grandeur and spiritual serenity. Fries (1801–1833), a German artist from the Heidelberg School, was renowned for his precise yet evocative renderings of alpine scenery, blending Romantic reverence for the sublime with a draftsman's clarity. The work's medium, lithograph on *chine collé*,...