# Moonlight on the Friedrichskanal in Old Berlin

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MENZEL, Adolph von](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/menzel-adolph-von-rbd83b6d1c9b8da>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 40 x 33 cm

## Commentary

Moonlight on the Friedrichskanal in Old Berlin c. 1856 Oil on canvas, 40 x 33 cm Nationalgalerie, Berlin Menzel caught the Friedrichskanal at moonlight, which he shows with a flickering intensity. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 16 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/beethoven/beethoven\_moonlight\_sonata.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor op. 27 No. 2 \(Moonlight\)&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)