Alexandre Calame - The Jungfrau, Switzerland - Walters 37108
Summary
Calame established an international reputation with his dramatic views of Alpine scenery. Here, the snow-capped peak of the Jungfrau Mountain towers over the Lauterbrunnen Valley. He wrote of the site of this painting: a lost corner which I know is really wonderful . . . as if God has delighted in assembling in one corner of the earth the greatest marvels of creation.
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Date
1853 - 1855
Source
Walters Art Museum
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