Drawing, Alpine Scene in Thunderstorm, 1868, Frederic Edwin Church
Oblique view of a valley. A church (probably austrian or bavarian) building with an onion steeple is shown in the right middle distance. Mountains are in the rear. A fire burns between two rainbows. Lightning strikes in the left middle distance. Date: 1868. Dimensions: 29.4 x 44.5 cm (11 9/16 x 17 1/2 in.); Frame: 44.8 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm (17 5/8 x 23 3/4 x 1 in.); ; Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.). Medium: brush and oil, graphite on paperboard. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Alpine Scene in Thunderstorm, 1868 (CH 18198991)