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Carl Blechen

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Painting of a lush palm house interior with ornate columns, tropical plants, and women resting on a red carpet.

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam

1834

Painting of two women bathing by a forest pool, with tall trees and rocky mountains behind them.

Women Bathing in the Park of Terni

1828

Painting of a woman dancing a tarantella on a seaside terrace with onlookers, monks, goats and a fruit tree.

Tarantella

1830

Painting of a shadowed garden grotto with three arches, ivy, statues and stone urns in a sunlit foreground.

Grotte im Park der Villa d'Este bei Rom

1828

Oil sketch of cliffs above a blue sea, with white buildings, olive trees and small figures on a sunlit path.

Blick auf den Monte Castiglione in Capri

1829

Painting of a sunlit rocky gorge with a white monastery on the cliff top, boulders, a stream and small figures with a donkey.

Blick auf das Kloster Santa Scolastica bei Subiaco

1832

Painting of women bathing in a sunlit forest clearing with tall trees and distant craggy mountains.

Bathers in the Park at Terni (Women Bathing in the forest)

1829

Painting of two women bathing in a shaded forest pool, one standing by a tree, with clothes on the sunlit ground.

Bathing girls in the park of Terni

1829

Interior of a ruined Gothic church with tall pillars, pointed arches, overgrown moss and a figure resting in the foreground.

Gothic Church Ruins

1826

Painting of a wooded mountain gorge with a stone arch bridge, rushing stream, stone building with smoke, and small figures.

Gorge near Amalfi

1831

Dark forest path with tall trees, a figure carrying a bundle on a footbridge, and a church silhouetted at sunset.

Forest path overlooking a church

1835

Painting of a riverside rolling mill with tall chimneys and dark smoke, with workers beside a rowboat at dusk.

The Neustadt-Eberswalde Rolling Mill

1830

Painting of a glasshouse interior with tall palms, ornate columns, blue tiled walls and small figures on a tiled floor.

The Interior of the Palm House

1832

Painting of a ruined round castle tower on a rocky hill with a stone bridge, trees and a cloudy sky.

Der gesprengte Turm des Heidelberger Schlosses

1829

Painting of a pale hilltop convent above rocky cliffs, boulders and a stone arch in the foreground, under a blue sky.

The Capuchin Convent at Amalfi

1829

Painting of a sunlit Capri coastline with pale cliffs, blue sea, white houses, and a seated figure in the foreground.

Nachmittag auf Capri

1829

Painting of fishermen in red caps and white trousers on a Capri shore with beached boats, a seated woman, and rocky cliffs.

Fishermen on Capri

1834

Three men in white shirts and red caps sit on a rocky ledge above a blue sea, one reading a small sheet.

Three Fishermen in the Gulf of Naples

1833

Painting of a sunlit forest path lined with tall pines, with a distant castle ruin on a hill under a pale sky.

Waldweg im Harz

1833

Painting of sunlit Roman Forum ruins with tall broken columns, a triumphal arch on the left, and a clear blue sky.

Das Forum Romanum

1829

Dark landscape with a ruined castle on a cliff, a pond reflecting evening light, fir trees, and a figure beside a cross.

Knight's castle at the fir pond

1823

Oil painting of Sanssouci palace behind a tall fountain under a dramatic stormy sky, with trees and a white sculpture in the

Schloss Sanssouci

1832

Oil landscape of a path past rocks and trees toward an ochre wall under a blue sky with clouds.

Landscape

1829

Small painting of a bare autumn tree with spreading branches against a misty sky above a dark forest line.

Trees at sunrise in autumn

1823

Painting of a tiled-roof building with chimneys on a wooded bank above water, with distant mountains under a pale sky.

Italian Monastery Building on the Water's Edge

1835

Painting of a reclining nude figure in reeds beside water, under a leaning tree, with distant mountains at dusk.

Sleeping Faun in the Reeds

1827

Painting of a pipe player in a dark cloak beside two seated women in white headscarves, with Roman ruins and a dome behind.

Pifferaro und Mädchen in Rom

1834

Painting of a ruined castle with a broken round tower above trees, a stream and rocks, under a cloudy sky.

The Shattered Tower of Heidelberg Castle

1830

Dark forest landscape with a stone memorial among evergreen trees under a glowing, cloudy sky.

Memorial in the forest

1837

Painting of a ruined Gothic monastery with pointed windows on a hill, a dark brick gate, and a stormy sky.

Ruins of Oybin Monastery

1823

Oil painting of a young man in a dark coat and white cravat leaning against a support, against a hazy brown background.

Self-portrait

1823

Painting of a sunlit dirt road lined with tall trees, two figures walking, and a white hilltop building with a dome.

Track to Castle Gandolfo

1830

Oil painting of two monks in brown robes talking on a sunlit path in a dense wooded park with tall trees.

Two monks in the park of Terni

1830

Painting of a ruined round stone tower with a dragon on top, set in a rocky landscape under a pale sky.

Tower Ruins with Dragon

1827

Small painting of a river valley with ruined castles on hills, a stone bridge, and distant mountains under a pale sky.

Fantasy Mountain Scene

1823

Painting of a rocky heathland with a leaning bare tree, a forest band and a hazy horizon under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

1823

Oil painting of a rocky gorge with a white monastery on a hilltop, a stream, boulders, and figures with a donkey.

The monastery of Santa Scolastica near Subiaco

1832

Interior of a glass palm house with tall palms, ornate arches, and two seated women on a rug in sunlight.

In the Palm House near Potsdam

1832

Painting of a forest clearing with tall trees, a mountain ridge, and two figures near a pool beside folded clothing.

In the Park at Terni

1828

Oil sketch of a sunlit cliff above turquoise sea, with a pale path winding up to a hilltop structure.

Tiberius rocks at Capri

1828

Painting of a cypress-lined garden path leading to a terraced villa with fountains, statues and small figures in costume.

In Villa d’Este park

1832

Painted courtyard with a vine-covered pergola, dark doorway, shuttered window and trees beside pale walls in warm sunlight.

The studio of the sculptor Rudolf Schadow

1828

Painting of a hilltop monastery with a bell tower above a cliff, with a shepherd and sheep on a path below.

Monastery of Saint Scholastica

1830

Painting of a hooded monk in a dark cloak on a rocky terrace overlooking a stormy sea at dusk.

Monk on Terrace

1835

Painting of a shadowy forest ravine with a sunlit sandy cliff, two red deer by a pool, and fallen trees.

Waldschlucht mit Rotwild

1828

Veiled women spin thread before a rocky outcrop and stone building, with a donkey and distant coastline in the background.

Spinning women in Cervara

1835

Small dark painting of a glowing stone tomb monument surrounded by wild shrubs under a dusky reddish sky.

Tomb monument

1823

Grey wash sketch of a mounted commander in a cocked hat surrounded by officers and soldiers on horseback.

Napoleon zu Pferd, von Generalen und Truppe umgeben

1823