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Mountain Landscape with River and Fishermen

Joseph Rosa1764

Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace
Vienna, Austria

This painting shows two fishermen on the bank of a river together with a man leading a packhorse along a mountain road. The idealized landscapes in Rosa’s paintings contrast with the Rococo décor of these rooms that is typical of the time of Maria Theresa.

Details

  • Title: Mountain Landscape with River and Fishermen
  • Creator Lifespan: 1726 - 1805
  • Creator Nationality: Austrian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Vienna
  • Creator Birth Place: Vienna
  • Date: 1764
  • Work of art: Schönbrunn Palace, Schönbrunn Palace
  • Process/technique: Painted
  • Physical Dimensions: w315.5 x h195.8 cm
  • Painter: Joseph Rosa
  • Epoch: 2nd half of 18th century
  • Provenance: Bundesmobilienverwaltung
  • Type: Painting
  • External Link: http://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/things-to-know/palace/tour-of-the-palace/rosa-rooms.html
  • Medium: Oil on canvas

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