Ref: 1921
Mountain and River Landscape with Castle
Johann Christian Vollerdt
Ref: 1921
Mountain and River Landscape with Castle
Johann Christian Vollerdt
40 x 54 cm (15³/₄ x 21¹/₄ inches)
Oil on panel
Oil on panel
Description: Oil on panel
Student of J. Al. Thiele, who inspired him to pursue the observation of atmospheric phenomena. Vollerdt's color palette was influenced by the Dutch, especially Jan Griffier, whom he had the opportunity to study in the Electoral Picture Gallery in Dresden. Like his role model Griffier, Vollerdt almost always depicted mountain and river landscapes, often with ruins, in various atmospheric settings: in thunderstorms, under rainbows, in evening, fire, and moonlight, or in winter settings with appropriate staffage of farmers, fishermen, hikers, ice skaters, etc.
Johann Christian Vollerdt (Leipzig 1708 - Dresden 1769)
Student of J. Al. Thiele, who inspired him to pursue the observation of atmospheric phenomena. Vollerdt's color palette was influenced by the Dutch, especially Jan Griffier, whom he had the opportunity to study in the Electoral Picture Gallery in Dresden. Like his role model Griffier, Vollerdt almost always depicted mountain and river landscapes, often with ruins, in various atmospheric settings: in thunderstorms, under rainbows, in evening, fire, and moonlight, or in winter settings with appropriate staffage of farmers, fishermen, hikers, ice skaters, etc.
Johann Christian Vollerdt (Leipzig 1708 - Dresden 1769)
Johann Christian Vollerdt
Johann Christian Vollerdt (1708–1769) was a German landscape painter born in Leipzig and active mainly in Dresden. Trained by Johann Alexander Thiele, he specialised in finely painted river landscapes, winter scenes and Italianate views, often in small formats. Inspired by Dutch masters, his works combine careful detail, soft atmosphere and a romantic, decorative sense of place.
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Mountain and River Landscape with Castle