ID: 700008174 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008174	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

View of Dresden (drawing (visual work); Christian Gottlieb Hammer (German, 1779 - 1864) (German Arti...; 1810; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2009.32)

Note: The drawing shows in grand scale an astonishingly detailed and colorful view of Dresden seen from a position down river, or northwest, of the city's historic core. The more fluid application of gouache, watercolor, and ink seen in the description of the sky and in the figures in the foreground at right contrast with the minute precision used to define the windows, cupolas, and spires of the city's architectural monuments. The drawing served as a preparatory model for a hand-colored print of similar dimensions that was published by Rittners Kunsthandlung. Rittners published several such views designed by Hammer including those of Meissen and St. Petersburg in addition to this one of Dresden. Hammer was active not only as a draftsman, but also as a printmaker; these artistic roles were often combined as Hammer produced many of the prints based on his drawn designs. Christian Gottlieb Hammer was born and trained in Dresden, where he studied under Johann Philipp Veith before eventually becoming a professor of the Dresden Art Academy. He remained throughout his life and career a citizen of Dresden, and the most complete collections of his drawings and prints can still be found in that city.

Titles:

View of Dresden (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

drawing (visual work) [300033973] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

drawings (preferred)

Creation Date: 1810

Creator Display:

Christian Gottlieb Hammer (German, 1779 - 1864) (German Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Hammer, Christian Gottlob (German painter and printmaker, 1779-1864) [500032098]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2009.32

Other: Creation: Deutschland [7000084] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Watercolor over graphite

	watercolor (paint) [300015045]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	graphite (mineral) [300011098]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral)

Dimensions: 50.5 x 74.6 cm (19 7/8 x 29 3/8 in.)

Cultures:

German (preferred)

General Subject:

landscapes (preferred)

cityscapes

Specific Subjects:

	Dresden [7004455]
	.....(Saxony (state), Germany (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet)) (TGN)

	dog (species) [300250130]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Carnivora (order), Canidae (family), Canis (genus)) (AAT)

	boats [300178749]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Transportation Vehicles (hierarchy name), vehicles (transportation), watercraft, <watercraft by general type>) (AAT)

	horses (species) [300250148]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Perissodactyla (order), Equidae (family), Equus (genus)) (AAT)

	Elbe [7016548]
	.....(Europe (continent), World (facet)) (TGN)

	walking [300248181]
	.....(Activities Facet, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name), physical activities, <physical activities by specific context>, <personal and passive activities>) (AAT)

Inscriptions: In graphite, "W 39", (verso).

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
View of Dresden	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)