Inneres einer säulengestützten Grotte, darin in einer Nische eine große Vase

drawing, paper

drawing

toned paper

water colours

baroque

landscape

possibly oil pastel

paper

oil painting

german

coloured pencil

underpainting

15_18th-century

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Inneres einer säulengestützten Grotte, darin in einer Nische eine große Vase" (Interior of a Grotto Supported by Columns, with a Large Vase in a Niche) is a watercolor painting by Carl Sebastian von Bemmel, a German artist born in 1743. The painting, currently held in the Städel Museum, is an example of landscape painting and capriccio, depicting a fantastical, architectural landscape with a grotto structure, classical columns, a large vase, and three figures on horseback. The artwork is a representation of idealized, Arcadian landscapes, popular during the 18th century. The painting's realistic depiction of light and shadow adds to its visual appeal.