Terrace of the Capuchin Garden, Sorrento

1823 or 1824

Not on view

In 1823, Reinhold visited the Gulf of Sorrento with fellow artists Johann Joachim Faber (1778–1846) and Carl Wilhelm Götzloff (1799–1866), all of whom painted this view. The present composition exists in another version, usually dated about 1824 (Neue Pinakotek, Munich).

Artwork Details

Title: Terrace of the Capuchin Garden, Sorrento
Artist: Heinrich Reinhold (German, Gera 1788–1825 Albano)
Date: 1823 or 1824
Medium: Oil on paper, laid down on Masonite
Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in. (40.3 x 53.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Thaw Collection, Jointly Owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2009
Object Number: 2009.400.96
Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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