Cleveland Museum of Art
Landscape
Franz KobellLinkedCulture matchlcp-c7b266923830
- Date
- c 1780
- Medium
- pen and ink with wash
- Culture
- Germany, 18th
- Department
- Drawings
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 167247
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
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.
The authoritative record is held by Cleveland Museum of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Get printable QR codesHide QR codes
Open QR codes for this object page and the museum record. They stay collapsed until needed.
Provenance & credit
As published by the source institution. Coverage varies — not every institution's open-data feed includes ownership history.
- Credit line
- Gift of Monroe Warshaw
- Provenance
- William Randolph Hearst; sold c. 1994 by a descendent of Hearst to a Private New York Collection; Monroe Warshaw, New York City, 2009.
Related across collections
Semantically similar works from Cleveland Museum of Art and other institutions.