Bernardo Bellotto (1721 – 1780)
Discover Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780), nephew of Canaletto, famed for detailed cityscapes of Dresden, Vienna & Warsaw. His 'vedute' preserve lost architectural beauty and aided urban reconstruction.
Musée des Beaux-Arts (Troyes, France)
Explore Musée des Beaux-Arts de Troyes (musée Saint-Loup)! Discover 14th-19thC paintings, medieval sculpture, & Roman treasures like the Treasure of Pouan. Housed in a historic abbey.
About this artwork
- Title: Dresden, the Ruins of the Pirnaische Vorstadt
- Artist: Bernardo Bellotto
- Year: 1762
- Original dimensions: 80.0 x 112.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Musée des Beaux-Arts
- Corpus context: prussian influence , urban memory
- Keywords: muted color palette , urban destruction , ruins of dresden
- Color hue: Amber to Saffron



