Landscape with the Castle of Massa di Carrara
1827
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 77.2 × 101 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-136979
A late medieval castle stands on a hilltop overlooking small buildings, ruins, and olive and cypress trees. This work depicts Massa, a town near Genoa on the northwest coast of Italy. The painting is particularly rich in details: the leaves of the trees shimmer, the buildings' edges are precisely delineated, and the plain clothing worn by peasants in the foreground is carefully described. Leo von Klenze, who is primarily known as the chief architect and head of public works in Munich, was also an accomplished painter. Combining his talent for keen observation with an ability to improve upon nature, Klenze amended this vista of the Italian town. He adapted the greenery and borrowed different aspects from a range of prior sketches in order to enhance the stature of the lofty structure.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- 1827 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
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