Rudolf von Alt

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Self-portrait (1890)
Portrait of a lady, 1838

Rudolf Ritter von Alt (Austrian German:

architectural painter. Born as Rudolf Alt, he could call himself von Alt and bear the title of a Ritter (knight)
after he gained nobility in 1889.

Biography

Born in

Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna. Hiking-trips through the Austrian Alps and northern Italy awoke a love for landscapes, and he painted with his brush using watercolors in a very realistic and detailed style. In 1833, inspired by a visit to Venice
and neighbouring cities, he also made a number of architectural paintings.

Stephansdom
, from the Stock-im-Eisen, 1832

Alt demonstrated a remarkable talent for expressing certain peculiarities in nature. He managed to paint nature authentically by focusing on the different hues of sky, the colour-tone of the air and the vegetation. His later works came closer to Impressionism. His perspectives on architecture were interesting, and he often chose everyday objects to paint. The painting of interior views also became one of his strong points, giving him attention in Vienna.

He visited and worked for a while in Rome and

Galicia, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Bavaria and then returned multiple times to Italy. In 1863 he went to the Crimea to paint some views of an estate of the Empress, and in 1867 he went to Sicily
.

Alt died in Vienna in 1905. Most of his paintings are held by various museums in Vienna. The

Albertina in Vienna hosted a retrospective
exhibition from September 2005 to January 2006.

See also

Notes

  • Regarding personal names: Ritter is a title, translated approximately as Sir (denoting a Knight), not a first or middle name. There is no equivalent female form.

External links

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