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Carl Blechen

85 works

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Pencil sketch of an arcaded cloister courtyard with pointed arches, columns, steps, and faded wall paintings.

Innenhof des Kreuzganges im Kapuzinerkloster in Amalfi

1829

Pencil sketch of a monastery garden in Amalfi with arched windows, trees, a stone wall and a path.

Garten im Kapuzinerkloster in Amalfi

1829

Pencil sketch of a stone staircase leading to an arched doorway with a fresco, in a cloister in Amalfi.

Treppe im Kapuzinerkloster in Amalfi

1829

Pencil and wash sketch of a stone staircase beside a rocky cliff, with an arched doorway building and small figures.

Stiege bei der Grotte im Kapuzinerkloster in Amalfi

1829

Tonal print of a ruined castle above a waterfall, framed by dark trees and boulders under a grey-green sky.

Ruins of a Castle

ca. 1827

Watercolor drawing of an Italian garden with statues on pedestals, cypress trees, a villa and distant mountains.

Italienischer Schlosspark

1804

Watercolor drawing of a vaulted Pompeian bath room with a figural frieze, patterned arch and exposed roof beams.

Thermenraum mit Atlantenfries in Pompeji

1829

Watercolor drawing of a monastery interior with an arched doorway, steps, a barred balcony and a statue in a niche.

Inneres eines Klosters (Subiaco ?)

1814

Ink and wash drawing of climbing plants and broad leaves overgrowing a stone wall, with a branch across the upper left.

Schlingpflanzen eine Mauer überwuchernd

1832

Pencil sketch of a riverside rolling mill with chimneys, a sluice gate, and poplar trees along the bank.

Walzwerk bei Eberswalde. Eisenspalterei: Blick auf Freiarche und Hüttengebäude von Osten

1820

Pencil sketch of a rolling mill with a tall chimney among poplar trees beside a still canal.

Walzwerk bei Eberswalde von Südwesten, über den Frei- und Betriebsgraben

1820

Pencil portrait drawing of a woman in a headscarf, head and shoulders turned to the left, by Carl Blechen.

Brustbild einer Italienerin mit Kopftuch (Francesca Primavera di Rocca Priore)

1818

Pencil sketch of the exterior of San Lorenzo cathedral in Perugia, with arched portals, a loggia and a tower.

Ansicht vom Dom S. Lorenzo in Perugia

1829

Small sketch of a seated woman with a guitar beside cypress trees, a wooden railing and a distant sea under a pale sky.

Motiv aus einem Park, im Vordergrund eine sitzende weibliche Gestalt mit Gitarre

1829

Loose sketch of a landscape with dark trees, a pale sky, and small figures in white robes near a fountain.

Landschaftsskizze mit Italienern an einem Brunnen

1829

Small sketch of a hillside above the sea with two figures and agave plants in the foreground.

Hügel am Meer, im Vordergrund zwei Figuren

1829

Loose oil sketch of a landscape with dark trees on the right, a winding path, pale buildings at left, and a blue sky.

Landschaft mit Bäumen und Mauer bei Narni

1829

Loose oil sketch of a sunlit Mediterranean bay with pink cliffs, green shrubs and a small seated figure in the foreground.

Marina Grande auf Capri

1829

Sketch of a sunlit courtyard with pink arcades, a splashing fountain, and a leafy pergola in the foreground.

Hof mit Bogengängen und Springbrunnen

1829

Brown ink sketch of a two-story house with arched door, flanked by tall trees and a fence, with a handwritten dedication belo

Haus und Garten

1838

Pencil drawing of a seated statue on a rock in a garden, with trees, a pond and a domed rotunda in the distance.

Die Neuen Anlagen im Park von Sanssouci mit dem "Sitzenden Hirtenknaben" von Thorvaldsen

1822