Soldier in a Landscape (verso)

1838

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

Soldier in a Landscape (verso) is a 1838 by Carl Ludwig Tischbein, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Carl Ludwig Tischbein
When & what style?: 1838 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You see a soldier in a red coat standing on a hill. Below him are rooftops and walled gardens. A small cat sits in the grass near his boots. This isn’t a battle scene. It’s quiet. The cat gives it a cozy, lived-in feel. The soldier looks relaxed, like he’s just passing through. The scene feels real because of how small details stand out. Look up Carl Ludwig Tischbein (German, 1797–1855) to see more of his calm, everyday scenes.

The story of this work

Overview

From the early 18th to the late 19th century, the Tischbein family produced twenty-eight artists and artisans who were active in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Carl Ludwig Tischbein first went to Italy in 1819, and by 1825 he was a professor of drawing in the Academy of Rome. This charming view of rooftops and walled gardens is made more immediate by the presence of the cat.

Read the full account in the museum source.