Thursday, November 11, 2021

Rudolf von Alt

Rudolf von Alt by Hans Scherpe, Minoritenplatz, Vienna

Rudolf von Alt by Hans Scherpe, 1912
Minoritenplatz
Vienna, June 2018

“Rudolf Ritter von Alt (28 August 1812 – 12 March 1905) was an Austrian landscape and architectural painter. Born as Rudolf Alt, he could call himself von Alt and bear the title of a Ritter (knight) after he gained nobility in 1889. Born in Vienna, he was the son of the lithographer Jakob Alt (1789–1871) and the brother of the painter Franz Alt (1821–1914). He studied at the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna. Hiking-trips through the Austrian Alps and northern Italy awoke a love for landscapes, and he painted with his brush using watercolors in a very realistic and detailed style. In 1833, inspired by a visit to Venice and neighbouring cities, he also made a number of architectural paintings.” (Rudolf von Alt, Wikipedia)

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