Atualizado em Novembro 2026 · classificado pela nossa pontuação de popularidade (pesquisas, visitas e pedidos de cada obra) · 5 obras de Gustaf Söderberg em nosso catálogo
Resumo
The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples (1820) é considerada a pintura mais famosa de Gustaf Söderberg; encontra-se no Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nova York. View over the Tiber to the Aventine, Rome (1820) e A Temple in Agrigento, Sicily ocupam a segunda e a terceira posições. Das 5 obras de Gustaf Söderberg registradas no catálogo, as 5 mais conhecidas estão listadas abaixo, cada uma com sua data, o museu detentor e uma nota sobre a obra.
The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples is an oil study by the Swedish artist Gustaf Söderberg, executed in 1820. This work captures a specific geological and historical site located in southern Italy. The subject is a nearly half-mile-long tunnel carved through the rocky promontory that separates the city of Naples from the town of Posillipo. This passage dates back to the first century.
Os 2 museus que detêm a maioria das pinturas desta página.
| Museus | Cidade | Obras de Gustaf Söderberg | Pinturas desta lista |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nationalmuseum |
Estocolmo | 4 | View over the Tiber to the Aventine, Rome, A Temple in Agrigento, Sicily, Vesuvius Seen from St January Bridge, Naples |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Nova York | 1 | The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples |
Cada entrada datada de Gustaf Söderberg nesta página apresenta a data 1820; as obras estão listadas por classificação.
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The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples is an oil study by the Swedish artist Gustaf Söderberg, executed in 1820. This work captures a specific geological and historical site located in southern Italy. The subject is a nearly half-mile-long tunnel carved through the rocky promontory that separates the city of Naples from the town of Posillipo. This passage dates back to the first century.
Outras obras de 1820
The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples (1820), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nova York. As seguintes entradas são View over the Tiber to the Aventine, Rome (1820) e A Temple in Agrigento, Sicily.
21 anos: Gustaf Söderberg nasceu em 1799 e The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples é datada de 1820.
O catálogo registra 5 obras de Gustaf Söderberg.
Principalmente em Nationalmuseum (Estocolmo) e Metropolitan Museum of Art (Nova York). A tabela de museus acima apresenta a distribuição completa.
Em 1820: 2 das 5 obras listadas nesta página datam desse período, incluindo The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples.
View over the Tiber to the Aventine, Rome, A Temple in Agrigento, Sicily e Vesuvius Seen from St January Bridge, Naples estão entre as 4 obras desta página na coleção do Nationalmuseum, Estocolmo.
Gustaf Söderberg lived a life defined by the dualities of Swedish military discipline and the quiet observation of the natural world. Born in Norrköping, Östergötland, he was the son of a clothing manufacturer, Johan Söderberg, and Agnes Arosenius. While his career path led him through the ranks of the military, his eyes remained fixed on the landscapes of Europe. He trained as a military draftsman, a skill that provided a precise foundation for his later explorations in light and atmosphere.
His professional trajectory was marked by steady advancement. He served as an Adjutant at the Expeditionary General for the Army in Stockholm and eventually attained the rank of Colonel. In 1827, he held the position of ordination officer to the Crown Prince, and by 1833, he had become Adjutant to the Crown Prince himself. Even amidst these official duties, his artistic inclinations found expression through lithographic work, specifically in creating posters for Swedish and Norwegian military uniforms completed in 1828.
Söderberg holds a specific place in Swedish art history as the first painter from his nation to embrace plein-air painting. This shift toward painting outdoors was not an isolated impulse but a learned technique. He studied under the French landscapist Achille-Etna Michallon, whose influence helped him move beyond the rigid confines of studio work. His travels provided the necessary canvas for this new approach.
In 1819, he traveled to Italy, and by 1820, his sketches began to capture the specific geometries of foreign locales. During a journey through southern Italy and Sicily, he produced studies such as The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples. His time in Rome also yielded works like Houses, Rome, where he utilized an extraordinary disparity of scale to depict architectural fragments against the sky. These early excursions were followed by time spent in Paris in 1821 and a painting tour through Norway in 1824.
The later decades of Söderberg's life saw him moving through the various stages of European travel while maintaining his military obligations. He participated regularly in the Academy of Fine Arts exhibitions from 1822 onwards, bringing his observations to a wider audience. After retiring from military service in 1864, he spent his remaining years traveling across the continent.
He passed away in Stockholm in 1875. His legacy is found not in grand historical narratives, but in the meticulous oil studies on paper that remain in collections such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art. These works preserve a specific moment of transition in Swedish art, capturing the light of Naples and the structures of Rome through the lens of a man who understood both the precision of a soldier and the sensitivity of a draftsman.
