Landscape (c 1780): Art, History and Details
Landscape at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c 1780, pen and ink with wash. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Landscape (c 1780) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Franz Kobell (German, 1749–1822).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Franz Kobell was one of the most prolific draftsman working in Germany in the late 18th and early 19th century. His interest in the Italianate landscape intensified following visits to Rome in 1779 and 1784. This drawing may have been executed in Italy, but it is impossible to be certain. His drawings often depict sweeping vistas with rocky outcroppings, such as in this sheet. The overwhelming vista contrasts with the tiny classical figures, emphasizing man's insignificance in nature.
Object facts
- Title: Landscape
- Date: c 1780
- Creator attribution: Franz Kobell (German, 1749–1822)
- Culture: Germany, 18th
- Type: Drawing
- Technique: pen and ink with wash
- Collection: DR - German
- Department: Drawings
- Accession number: 2009.21
Collection credit
Gift of Monroe Warshaw
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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