File:Johann Christoph Erhard - The old man before the log bridge (Der Alte vor den Knuppelsteg) - 1969.243 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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The old man before the log bridge (Der Alte vor den Knuppelsteg)
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Johann Christoph Erhard |
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The old man before the log bridge (Der Alte vor den Knuppelsteg) |
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This print comes from a series of four etchings known as the "Salzburg landscapes with large figures." Rather like Olivier (also in this gallery), Erhard used the setting of the figures in the landscape to hint at wider concerns. This composition of an elderly man approaching a bridge may be read as a metaphor for the crossing of the boundary between life and death. In Erhard’s oeuvre, the beauty of the landscape gives no assurance of a carefree way of life. His pessimistic outlook can be linked to his mental collapse and suicide in 1822. |
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| Date | 1819 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | etching print | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1969.243 |
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| Place of creation | Germany, 19th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.243 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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