1823
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Seven Views in Salzburg and Berchtesgaden: Monday: Rosenecker Garden Salzburg is a 1823 by Ferdinand Olivier, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a serene garden scene with three figures. The painting is part of a series that represents the days of the week. This series is interesting because it connects the days of the week to life cycles and the Passion of Christ, adding a deeper meaning to the simple scene. The artist used this series to explore themes of growth and decay. You can learn more at the museum where this artist's work is displayed, like The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Various threads of German Romantic art---spiritualized landscape, medievalism, and religious imagery---were woven together in the work of Olivier, a Nazarene. Olivier based Seven Views in Salzburg and Berchtesgaden on sketches made during two trips to the Tyrolean Alps. In the series, Olivier used the days of the week to represent cycles of growth and decay, the stages of human life, and the Passion of Christ. Monday resonates with religious meaning; three figures allude to the Holy Family working in domestic harmony in the landscape.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Ferdinand Olivier (1785–1841) was a German artist, born in Dessau.
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