Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 68.4 x 119.8 cm (26 15/16 x 47 3/16 in.) framed: 86.4 x 137.2 x 8.3 cm (34 x 54 x 3 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-B
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1961.9.63
Art Historical Context
Bernardo Bellotto’s *Nymphenburg Palace, Munich* captures one of Bavaria’s most celebrated Baroque landmarks with the precise eye of an 18th-century view painter. Created around 1761, the large oil-on-canvas depicts the elegant summer residence of the Bavarian electors, its symmetrical wings and formal gardens rendered in luminous detail. Bellotto, nephew and pupil of Canaletto, often worked with assistants; the “and Workshop” credit reflects the collaborative practice that allowed him to meet the growing demand for souvenir views among European nobility. Bellotto arrived in Munich in 1761 at...