The Schönberg Seen from Hoisernradalpe
by WALDMÜLLER, Fedinand Georg, Oil on canvas, 31 x 26 cm
The landscapes around Salzburg were a favourite subject of German and Austrian painting, due to the almost Mediterranean beauty of many of these southerly locations. A characteristic aspect of Waldm�ller’s paintings is the depiction of mountains, natural features which assume particular prominence in this period. The gentle hills and the steep mountains here take up a large proportion of the canvas, reducing the area devoted to the sky.