ticketsMember | Make a donation

Window

1856
Not on view

The view through a window was one of the defining pictorial motifs of the first half of the nineteenth century. This painting by the young Anton Dieffenbach depicts a dark interior space and the sunlit greenery beyond the panes of glass. Although the subject is quite simple, it conveys a sense of yearning and the promise of discovery.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Window
  • Artist: Anton Dieffenbach (German, Wiesbaden 1831–1904 Hohwald)
  • Date: 1856
  • Medium: Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
  • Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (36.5 x 25.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zadok and William Schaus and Bequest of Mary Jane Dastich, in memory of her husband, General Frank Dastich, by exchange, 2010
  • Object Number: 2010.279
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Parochialstrasse in Berlin, Eduard Gaertner German, Oil on canvas
Parochialstrasse in Berlin
Eduard Gaertner
1831
Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin, Carl Gustav Carus German, Oil on canvas
Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin
Carl Gustav Carus
ca. 1828
Two Men Contemplating the Moon, Caspar David Friedrich German, Oil on canvas
Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Caspar David Friedrich
ca. 1825–30
The Artist's Sitting Room in Ritterstrasse, Adolph Menzel German, Oil on cardboard
The Artist's Sitting Room in Ritterstrasse
Adolph Menzel
1851
View of the Basilica of Constantine from the Palatine, Rome, Charles Rémond French, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
View of the Basilica of Constantine from the Palatine, Rome
Charles Rémond
ca. 1822–25

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.