The Jungfrau, Switzerland, Alexandre Calame, between 1853 and 1855

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. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: between 1853 and 1855. Dimensions: height: 85.3 cm (33.5 in); width: 105.5 cm (41.5 in); with frame: height: 120.7 cm (47.5 in); width: 141 cm (55.5 in); depth: 15.2 cm (5.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted Place: Jungfrau. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Alexandre Calame - The Jungfrau, Switzerland - Walters 37108