Carl Rahl (1812-1865)
Carl Rahl, sometimes spelled Karl Rahl (13 August 1812 – 9 July 1865), was an Austrian painter. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and won a prize at the age of 19. From there he traveled to Munich, Stuttgart, Hungary, and in 1836 to Italy. He remained in Italy from 1836 to 1843, where he in particular studied representatives of the Venetian and Roman schools of art. In 1850, he was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and subsequently opened a private art school. His monumental-scale paintings enjoyed considerable success. In his later years, he painted scenic backdrops for the New Opera (Neue Oper), which were continued after his death by his pupils.
This painting has a special place as it is the first collected painting.
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