Ruins of a Castle

Prints and Drawings

1825/27

Carl Blechen
German, 1798-1840

A former banker who trained at the Berlin Arts Academy, Carl Blechen also used his flair for the dramatic as a set designer for theatrical productions. Ruins of a Castle is among the three etchings and 14 lithographs produced by the artist featuring romantic subjects such as ruins, hermits, and pilgrims in darkly evocative landscapes. These works demonstrate the continuing influence on Blechen of Caspar David Friedrich, who staged the natural world as a form of religious allegory.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Carl Blechen
Title: Ruins of a Castle
Origin: Germany
Date: 1825–1827
Medium: Lithograph with olive-green tint stone, heightened with white gouache, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 154 × 218 mm (image); 257 × 350 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 2013.342
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