The Storming of Leipzig (1818)
Per Krafft the Younger1818 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1863)
Specifications
- Year
- 1818
- Nationality / school
- Swedish
- Lifespan
- 1777–1863
About the artwork
"The Storming of Leipzig" (1818) is a work by Per Krafft the Younger. Historical background, 1818: Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. Figurative in brief: Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. It is listed in the Figurative collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"The Storming of Leipzig" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Swedish, 1777–1863
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