Jakob and Rudolf von Alt
At His Majesty’s Service
Until 24 May 2010
Online Collection
Enjoy the art works of the exhibition in our Online Collection.
With its exhibition Jakob and Rudolf von Alt. At His Majesty’s Service, on view from 10 February to 24 May 2010, the Albertina is presenting masterpieces from the heyday of Austrian watercolor painting. The townscapes and landscapes on display are meant to reveal to Ferdinand I the beauties of the Austrian Empire and some of its adjacent lands. This is the first time that an overview of this series, which consists of large-sized and highly finished watercolors and was made by order of His Majesty, is offered on such a comprehensive scale.
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Jakob Alt: View of Rome, 1837
Watercolor
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Rudolf von Alt : The Esplanade in Ischl, 1840
Watercolor
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Eduard Gurk: The Old Town Square and Ferdinand’s Fountain in Baden near Vienna, 1833
Watercolor
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Watercolor (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Watercolor (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Watercolor (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)