Coastal Classics
View from a Grotto near Posillipo
Johan Christian Dahl
This 1820 oil sketch by Johan Christian Dahl captures a luminous Neapolitan vista framed by the rugged interior of a coastal grotto.
Early 19th Century
Romantic atmosphere, neoclassical structure, and early landscape painting with feeling.
Works from the early 1800s balance romantic feeling, classical structure, and a growing sense of atmosphere.
Coastal Classics
The Capuchin Convent at Amalfi
Carl Blechen
A luminous 19th-century view of the historic Capuchin convent built into the rugged cliffs of Amalfi.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Kali on Shiva
Unknown Artist
A striking 19th-century Mandi school painting depicting the powerful goddess Kali in a dynamic tantric composition.