03 — ARTWORK
A Gondola on the Elbe near Dresden
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 29 x 22 cm
- TYPE
- Landscape
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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In this painting Carus also shows the figures from behind, so that the viewer experiences the boat trip. At the same time the boat is framed like a vista from the window, creating a picture within a picture.. This was an effect that Friedrich used in many of his interiors where he shows a view out of a window. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 3 minutes):<BR><A HREF="#" onClick="w=window.open ('/music1/19_cent/mendelssohn_gondola.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350');w.opener=this;w.focus();return true"><B>Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Songs without Words op. 30 No. 5 (Venetian gondola song)</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE>
OTHER WORKS BY CARL GUSTAV CARUS
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {A Gondola on the Elbe near Dresden by CARUS, Carl Gustav},
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date = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.