1820
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Eastward is a 1820 by Ernst Fries, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a castle perched on a rocky hill, surrounded by trees and small buildings below. In the foreground, a river winds through the scene, with a few people walking along its banks and a small boat on the water. The sky is soft and pale, blending into the distant hills. The title at the bottom reads "Das Schloss zu Heidelberg," meaning it’s Heidelberg Castle. The artist used careful shading to give the scene depth, making the castle look grand against the sky. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
Ernst Fries (22 June 1801, Heidelberg – 11 October 1833, Karlsruhe) was a German painter, draftsman, watercolourist, etcher, printmaker, and lithograph.
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