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Joseph Anton Koch

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Painting of a double rainbow over a classical hillside city, with a shepherd piping beside seated women and grazing goats.

Heroic Landscape with Rainbow

1824

Landscape painting of a waterfall below a hilltop town, with shepherds, a dog and sheep resting in the foreground.

The Waterfalls of Tivoli near Rome

Painting of a mountain pass with a stone hospice, a dark lake, a waterfall, and travelers with mules on rocky ground.

Das Hospiz auf dem Grimselpass

1813

Painting of a steep Alpine gorge with a river, stone bridge, travelers with pack animals, and snowy peaks beyond.

Die Via Mala in Graubünden

1804

Landscape painting of a brick hut, figures at a stream, a donkey, and a hilltop town beneath rocky mountains.

Joseph Anton Koch - Ziegelhütte bei Olevano - Sammlung Schack - 11464

1830

Robed figures gather at a smoking stone altar beneath a rainbow, with animals and a mountain lake in the landscape.

Noah's Offers up Thanks

1814

Painting of a glacier between alpine peaks above a valley with chalets, with two figures resting under a large tree in the fo

Grindelwald Glacier in the Alps

1823

Painting of an alpine valley with snowy peaks, waterfalls, cattle at a trough and farmers in the foreground.

Das Berner Oberland

1815

Painting of an Italian landscape with a plowing farmer, shepherds, goats, a pond with a heron, and a hilltop castle.

Italienische Landschaft mit pflügendem Landmann (Die Serpentara bei Olevano, Landschaft bei Paliano)

1824

Painting of nymphs bathing in a pool under tall trees, with a winged Cupid aiming a bow and a ship on the sea.

Landscape with the Rape of Hylas

1832

Warriors with spears and shields mourn a fallen man on a shore, with a bearded crowned king and a hound nearby.

The death of Oscar (from The Poems of Ossian)

1804

Painting of Noah and his family at an altar beneath a rainbow, with animals, a lake, mountains and trees in a classical lands

Landscape with Noah, Offering a Sacrifice of Gratitude

1803

Painting of herdsmen and cattle at a waterfall pool beneath trees on a rocky hillside, with a distant castle.

Serpentara Landscape with Herdsmen and cows at a Spring

1833

Painting of a waterfall and river below mountains, with a woman on a donkey and a man on a rocky path in the foreground.

Waterfalls at Subiaco

1812

Painting of a mountain landscape with travelers carrying a large cluster of grapes past a river and palm trees.

Landschaft mit den Kundschaftern aus dem Gelobten Lande

1816

Painting of a harvest field with reapers, a man in a red robe, a kneeling woman, a hilltop castle and tall trees.

Landscape with Ruth and Boaz

1823

Painting of a red-robed rider on a donkey confronted by a glowing angel with a sword, in a wooded landscape with an altar.

Landscape with Bileam

1834

Painting of a craggy snowy mountain above a rushing river and pine trees in an alpine valley.

Das Wetterhorn mit dem Reichenbachtal

1824

Painting of Apollo playing a lyre among shepherds, with cattle, goats and a waterfall in a mountain landscape.

Apollo among the shepherds"French: Apollon parmi les bergersApollo among the shepherdstitle QS:P1476,fr:"Apollon parm…

1837

Pen drawing of a glacier and craggy alpine peaks above a valley, with a hunter and a peasant girl in the foreground.

The Grindelwald Glacier with Hunter and Peasant Girl in Foreground

c. 1823

Etching of Roman ruins on a wooded hill, with a robed procession and figures in the foreground.

Ruins of the Palace of the Caesars in Rome, plate eight from Die Römische Ansichten

1810

Etching of a mountain valley with a hilltop village, shepherds with sheep, and a large tree in the foreground.

Castle of Saint Stephan of Mezzo and Canturano

1810

Brown wash drawing of a landscape with a large tree, three robed figures on a path, a classical doorway, and sheep near a wel

Landscape with Abraham and the Three Angels in the Valley of Mambre

1797

Engraving of St Francis confronting a devil over a dead body in a Gothic church, with angels above and clergy watching.

The Struggle Between the Devil and St Francis of Assisi for the Soul of Guido da Montefeltro, plate three from Darste…

1807/08

Etching of Roman palace ruins on a wooded hill, with small figures in the foreground and a distant city skyline under clouds.

Ruins of the Palace of the Caesars, plate 18 from Die Römische Ansichten

1810

Etching of ruined aqueduct arches below a hilltop town in Rome, with figures, ox carts and trees in the foreground.

Aqueduct Below the Monastery of St. Bonaventura in Rome, plate ten from Die Römische Ansichten

1810

Etching of Charon's boat carrying crowded nude souls across a stormy river, with a bearded figure reclining on the shore.

Charon's Bark with Souls Crossing the Styx, plate two from Darstellungen aus Dante's Hölle

1808-09

Etching of a monastery with travelers and dogs in a wooded valley, with hilltop towns and mountains in the distance.

Monastery of San Francesco di Civitella in the Sabine Mountains

1810

Brown wash drawing of two robed figures on a road under large trees, with a city, bridge and river in the distance.

Oedipus and Antigone Leave Thebes

1797

Engraving of a seated muscular giant tending his ankle on a rocky shore, with a ship of rowers approaching across the sea.

Talos bleeds through a trick of the Argonauts

1799

Engraving of Jason presenting a golden fleece to a seated crowned king, with spearmen and warriors gathered in a hall.

Jason with the Golden Fleece at King Pelias

1799

Grey wash drawing of a hilly landscape with a classical temple, distant hilltop ruins, large trees and small figures in the f

Landschaft bei Nemi mit Monte Cavo

1805

Pencil sketch of a Roman cityscape with rooftops and towers, above which three scroll-shaped volute consoles are drawn.

Ansicht von Rom, darüber drei Entwürfe für Voluten-Konsolen

Pen drawing of a pastoral landscape with Apollo playing lyre among shepherds, cattle by a stream, and trees.

Landschaft mit Apoll unter den Hirten

1832

Pen and ink landscape drawing of Saint George on horseback fighting a dragon, with a kneeling figure and distant mountains.

Landscape with Saint George and the Dragon and the Monte Soratte

c. 1816

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded river god reclining with a lioness under a tree, with distant ruins in a landscape.

Flußgott Tiber mit Löwin, an der Quelle ruhend

1805

Pen and grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with figures bathing by a stream beneath tall trees.

Landschaft mit Diana und Aktäon

1832

Pencil drawing of the Crucifixion on Calvary with three crosses, angels above, mourning figures and soldiers below.

The Kalvarienberg

1825

Faint pencil sketch of an arched doorway and stone architectural forms on pale paper.

Architecture

1832

Pen drawing of Bileam on a donkey halted by a winged angel with a sword, among trees and rocks in a landscape.

Bileam and his donkey

Pen drawing of an idealized landscape with a rainbow, classical temple, river, shepherds and a flock of sheep.

Heroische Landschaft mit Regenbogen

Engraving of Dante riding centaur Nessus across a river of figures while archer centaurs line the rocky shore.

Dante Crosses the Stream of Blood of the Tyrants and Murderers on the Back of Nessus the Centaur

1808

Engraving of a haloed saint confronting a demon over a prone man in a Gothic chapel, with a procession and angels above.

Guido de Montefeltro gelegen in een kapel met de duivel, de H. Francsicus en een processie

1778

Pen and brown ink drawing of a landscape with a large tree, an ancient fountain, an ox cart and travelers on a road.

The Roman Campagna with an Ancient Fountain

1795

Ink and graphite drawing of two robed figures riding a scaled monster called Geryon above nude figures tumbling below.

Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon

1821

Pen drawing of a hilltop town above waterfalls, with shepherd families, goats and a dog in the foreground.

Tivoli and the Waterfalls with Shepherd Families

1821

Pen drawing of Dante and Virgil riding the monster Geryon through clouds, with a serpent tail curling above.

Dante und Virgil auf dem Rücken Geryons (Dante Inferno, Canto 17, V 94)

Pen and ink drawing of Dante and Virgil walking past tormented figures among twisted trees, with winged figures above.

Dante und Virgil im Wald der Selbstmörder (Dante Inferno, Canto 13, V 31)

Pen drawing of winged horned Lucifer devouring sinners, with two cloaked poets at left, from Dante's Inferno.

Lucifer (Dante Inferno, Canto 34, V 37)

Pen drawing of an armed man watching two embracing lovers in a draped interior with a flower vase.

Francesca und Paolo von Malatesta überrascht (Dante Inferno, Canto 5, V 100)

Pen and brown ink drawing of winged figures, demons and swordsmen locked in a chaotic battle scene.

Am Pechsee der Krämer. Ciampolo von Navarra

1802

Pen and ink sketch of two robed figures above a crowd of writhing figures in a dark underworld scene.

Virgil beschwichtigt Cerberus (Dante Inferno, Canto 6, V 13)

Ink and wash drawing of horned demons struggling in a dense crowd, with a winged figure above, after Dante's Inferno.

Am Pechsee der Krämer Ciampolo von Navarra (Dante Inferno, Canto 22, V 34)

Pen drawing of nude sinners entangled with serpents in a cavern, with a winged demon and centaur at center, from Dante's Infe

Die Strafe der Diebe im Tal der Schlangen und Drachen (Dante Inferno, Canto 25, V 17)

Pen and ink drawing of horned demons with pitchforks tormenting sinners on a ledge, with robed onlookers above.

Am Pechsee der Krämer, der Ratsherr von Lucca (Dante Inferno, Canto 21, V 34)

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd of classical figures gathered before columns and palm trees, with two central figures set apar

Dante und Virgil bei den Heiden im Limbus (Dante Inferno, Canto 4, V 52)

Pen and ink drawing of Dante and Virgil before a wood of bare trees with harpies and tormented souls, with Italian inscriptio

Dante und Virgil im Wald der Selbstmörder (Dante Inferno, Canto 13)

Pen sketch of a winged devil grabbing a reclining man while a haloed friar gestures beside them.

Skizze zu Guido da Montefeltro (Dante Inferno, Canto 27)

Pen sketch of a bent robed man with a laurel-crowned figure gesturing behind him, and a fallen figure lower right.

Die Vaterlandsverräter im Eis, Graf Ugolino und Erzbischof Ruggieri, sich gegenseitig zerfleischend (Dante Inferno, C…

Pen drawing of a haloed saint confronting a demon over a bound figure, with clergy and angels in a Gothic arcade.

Streit des Hl. Franziskus mit dem Satan um die Seele des Mönches Guido da Montefeltro (Dante Inferno, Canto 27, V 112)

Fünf Bildnisse

Brown wash drawing of nude figures and putti resting and dancing in a wooded pastoral landscape with a distant lake.

Das Goldene Zeitalter

Engraving of a helmeted warrior with spear and shield before a crowd, with a chariot and classical buildings behind.

Jason voor koning Pelias

1799

Engraving of a seated lyre player in a rock cave greeting a helmeted spear-bearing warrior, with a wooded landscape beyond.

Orpheus wordt gevraagd om zich bij de Argonauten te voegen

1799