Park of Villa d’Este
Park of Villa d’Este
1900
Oil/wood
Picture size 60.70 x 43.60 cm
Framesize 73.60 x 56.30 x 6.50 cm
Framesize 73.60 x 56.30 x 6.50 cm
F. Schider. 1900 (signed bottom left)
269
Currently not in the exhibition
Austria 19th century
© Residenzgalerie Salzburg, Illustration Fotostudio Ulrich Ghezzi, Oberalm
A variety of plants and architectural elements prevent the rays of the southern sun from penetrating the park landscape. Here is no landscape bathed in light. This detail of the park is striking in the alternation of pronounced zones of light and shade. Shaded by trees, a path in dark colours leads to the sunny terrace, the access accentuated with a narrow, bright brush-stroke indicating shimmering sunlight. Roses and leaves provide scattered splashes of colour, presaging Impressionism. The many petals lying under the rose-bush in full bloom serve as a reminder of the transience of life.
DUCKE Astrid: Schider Fritz, Park of Villa d’Este, object description for the exhibition "Masterworks. Residenzgalerie Salzburg" (23.2.-3.7.2022)