Carl Julius von Leypold
1806–1874 · German Romantic landscape painter
Carl Julius von Leypold (1806-1874) was a German Romantic landscape painter, best remembered for his picture Wanderer in the Storm (1835). He studied landscape painting with Johan Christian Dahl at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts between 1820 and 1829.
From 1826 onwards, the work of Caspar David Friedrich shaped his choice of subjects and his painting style. His landscapes combine a painterly yet sharply brushed manner, in which a high level of painting culture meets the objectivity typical of the Biedermeier period. Among his works are views of fortifications such as the City Gate in Grossenhain, the City Wall of Halle and the Albrechtsburg in Meissen, as well as snowy ruins and watercolours such as Ruin in Winter.
On 5 March 1857 he became an honorary member of the Dresden Art Academy. His name is linked to the legacy of Romantic landscape painting in nineteenth-century Dresden.
Works (2)
Oil on canvas dated 1835, showing a man beside a tree under a stormy sky. The title, Wanderer in the Storm, suggests a solitary figure exposed to nature, and the contrast between the human silhouette and the force of the landscape forms the visual core of the scene.
Where to see the work
- Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City · 1
- Wallraf–Richartz Museum Cologne · 1