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Ernst Fries

32 works

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Pencil landscape drawing of dense trees on a slope, a villa on a hilltop at left, and a distant plain.

View from Ariccia near Albano

1824

Pencil drawing of a crenellated tomb tower beside the Appian Way, with trees, rooftops, and a distant dome.

Via Appia Antica with the Tomb of Cecilia Metella

1824

Pencil sketch of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome across the Tiber, with a stone bridge, a rowing boat and riverside houses.

Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome

1825

Pencil sketch of a dog lying on its side, head resting forward, legs stretched out, with light hatching for shading.

Dog lying on its side

1825

Watercolor and pencil landscape study of weathered rock pillars with green trees and sketched hills beyond.

Landschaftsstudie mit Felsen

1826

Pencil sketch of a standing woman with flowing hair and outstretched arms, with faint studies of heads behind her.

Besessene, von drei Personen gestützt (Kopie nach Andrea del Sarto)

1825

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat seated near a rock arch with trees and shrubs, dated 19 April 1826.

Der Ponte Sodo bei Veji

1826

Pencil sketch of two Roman temples with columns and a ruined arched basilica overgrown with trees above.

Der so genannte Tempel der Fortuna Virilis und der so genannte Vestatempel zu Rom, darüber ein Teil der Maxentiusbasi…

1826

Pencil sketch of two young women with children, one carrying a jug on her head, beside a column, on pale paper.

Zwei junge Italienerinnen auf der Straße, jede mit einem Kind

1825

Pencil sketch of a deep river gorge with rocky banks and a hilltop town of buildings and ruins under distant hills.

Blick über dem tief eingeschnittenen Anio auf Tivoli

1826

Painted landscape of a ruined castle on a rocky ledge at dusk, with distant mountains and trees in the foreground.

Die Burgruine von Olevano mit Blick auf die Sabiner Berge

1826

Brown wash drawing of a tiered stone aqueduct over a ravine, with a town and distant mountains behind it.

Civita Castellana

1826

Pencil drawing of a flat landscape with a house, a small sailboat, shallow water and sandy banks under an open sky.

Flachlandschaft mit Fluss und Haus

Sepia drawing of a dense woodland edge with tall trees and undergrowth in the foreground.

Edge of a Wood near Frascati

1824

Grey wash drawing of a river valley with a castle on a cliff, a winding road, and a distant town with church spires.

View of the Rhine and Remagen from the North (?)

1815-33

Pencil sketch of a Rhine riverside town with church towers, boats, and a ruined castle on a steep hill.

Ansicht von Kaub am Rhein mit Ruine Gutenfels

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a village with a church spire below a blue alpine peak and wooded hills.

Berchtesgaden with the Watzmann Peak in the Distance

1822

Brown watercolor drawing of tall cypress trees and a receding grove against a pale sky, inscribed Tivoli 22 Oct 1826.

Zypressen in der Villa d'Este zu Tivoli

1826

Pencil sketch of a rocky Capri coast with small boats, a stone building on the hillside, and sea stacks on the horizon.

Capri

1826

Watercolor of a stone staircase and archway among rocks and gnarled trees in a shaded garden park.

Aus dem Park der Villa Chigi in Ariccia

1824

Pencil drawing of a mountainous landscape with rocky foreground, a ruined building and distant peaks.

Blick über das Gebirge bei Civitella

1826

Pencil drawing of a rocky landscape with a double-arched stone bridge over a stream, framed by trees and cliffs.

Felsige Landschaft mit doppelbogiger steinerner Brücke bei Corchiano

1826

Brown wash drawing of a multi-tiered waterfall with rocky cliffs, a tall cascade behind, and a small building on a ridge.

Der Fall des Velino II

1826

Watercolor landscape of a rushing cascade over rocks, with trees, a distant waterfall and a hilltop building.

Der Fall des Velino I

1826

Watercolor of ruined Roman temple with coffered apse, fallen columns in foreground, and cypress trees under pale sky.

Tempel der Venus und Roma in Rom

Watercolor of the circular Temple of Vesta in Tivoli with Corinthian columns, a bell tower and green hills behind.

Der Tempel der Vesta in Tivoli

1826