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Ungern, Kloster Klein, Mariazell bei Ofen, by Jakob Alt, 1839

Ungern, Kloster Klein, Mariazell bei Ofen

Jakob Alt

1839

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Ungern, Kloster Klein, Mariazell bei Ofen is a 1839 by Jakob Alt, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Jakob Alt
When & what style?
1839
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This image shows a quiet riverside scene with a small group of people in the foreground. A man with a scythe leans on his tool, while three others stand nearby—two adults and a child. Behind them, a tree and a few bushes frame the view of a town with clustered buildings along a riverbank. In the distance, hills roll under a soft sky. The text at the bottom names the place: *Kloster Klein, Mariazell bei Ofen*. This suggests the scene might be from a monastery area, though the people here look ordinary, not like monks. If you like this kind of detailed landscape, check out Jakob Alt (Austrian, 1789–1872) for more of his work.

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