St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
Rudolf von Alt, 1832
Stephansdom owns the square. Von Alt paints Vienna's Gothic heart in clear Alpine daylight.
About this work
St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna (Der Stephansdom in Wien) is an 1832 oil on canvas by Rudolf von Alt, now in the Belvedere in Vienna. The Gothic cathedral fills the view from the Stephansplatz, its patterned tile roof and great south tower rising above a square crowded with people, carriages and market stalls. The painter signed and dated it at lower center, "Rudolph Alt 1832." Alt was only about twenty. Born in Vienna in 1812, the son of the lithographer Jakob Alt, he studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and went on to a long career as a landscape and architectural painter, working above all in detailed watercolors; he was knighted in 1889 and lived to 1905. Its collection history records that the canvas was bought from the 1832 Academy exhibition for the imperial picture gallery. St Stephen's is the most important religious building in Vienna. Its present Romanesque and Gothic form was largely begun under Duke Rudolf IV in the fourteenth century, and the south tower, 136 meters tall and nicknamed "Steffl" by the Viennese, took sixty-five years to build. The painting measures 46 by 57.5 cm and is inventory number 2081 at the Belvedere.
Sources: Belvedere: Der Stephansdom in Wien (Inv. 2081) · Wikipedia: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna · Wikipedia: Rudolf von Alt
Print facts
- Native resolution
- 5,880 × 4,668 px
- Sharp at 150 ppi up to
- 39 × 31 in
- Sizes
- Small (20 × 16 in) · $100 · 292 ppi
Medium (24 × 19 in) · $150 · 245 ppi
Large (36 × 29 in) · $300 · 161 ppi - Price includes
- Frame and US shipping · 14–21 days · 30-day returns
FAQ
Where can I buy a framed print of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna?
Here. St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna is available as a framed print in three sizes: Small (20 × 16 in) for $100, Medium (24 × 19 in) for $150 and Large (36 × 29 in) for $300. Prices include the frame and US shipping; delivery takes 14–21 days, with 30-day returns.
What size works best for St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna?
The file is 5,880 × 4,668 px, so every size is sharp: even Large (36 × 29 in) prints at 161 ppi. Choose Large (36 × 29 in) for a large wall; Small (20 × 16 in) suits a narrower space.
Is it legal to print St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna?
Yes. St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna is in the public domain: its copyright, if it ever had one, expired long ago. In the United States a faithful photograph of a public-domain painting does not create a new copyright (Bridgeman v. Corel, 1999), so the image can be printed and sold freely.
