Date: 1901
Credit Line: The John D. Lankenau Collection
Means of Accession: Bequest
Made/Created
Artist
Karl Friedrich Lessing
Date made
1849
Place
Country
Germany
Continent
Europe
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Framed
Height
49-1/2 in
Width
61 in
Dimension Description
Unframed
Height
41 in
Width
53 in
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition Label
Label
The Eifel Mountains are in a volcanic region of western Germany characterized by crater lakes and maars, some of which can be seen in this painting by Karl Friedrich Lessing. Lessing captures the sublime aspects of the region using scale and dramatic skies to create the remarkable landscape. The small figures in the foreground help give the viewer a sense of the magnitude of this volcanic region.
