Het meest geliefde schilderij van Gustaf Söderberg is The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples (1820), dat hangt in het Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. View over the Tiber to the Aventine, Rome (1820) en A Temple in Agrigento, Sicily volgen daarna in de lijst met doeken die lezers het beste kennen. Onze catalogus bevat 5 werken van Gustaf Söderberg: hier zijn de 5 bekendste, elk met het jaartal, het museum en wat het werk zo bijzonder maakt.
Gerangschikt op basis van onze populariteitsscore, die de zoekopdrachten, bezoeken en bestellingen voor elk werk combineert. Bijgewerkt in november 2026. Elk schilderij op deze pagina kan worden besteld als een handgeschilderde oliereductie op linnen canvas, of als een fine art print, uitgevoerd in de door u gekozen afmeting.
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.
De 2 musea met de meeste schilderijen op deze pagina.
| Museum | Stad | Werken van Gustaf Söderberg | Schilderijen uit deze lijst |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nationalmuseum |
Stockholm | 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 |
New York | 1 | The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples |
Elk gedateerd canvas van Gustaf Söderberg op deze pagina is geschilderd in 1820; hier zijn ze, de beroemdste eerst.
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…
The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples (1820), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. View over the Tiber to the Aventine, Rome (1820) en A Temple in Agrigento, Sicily volgen.
Gustaf Söderberg, geboren in 1799, was 21 jaar oud: The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples dateert uit 1820.
5 werken van Gustaf Söderberg staan in onze catalogus.
Voornamelijk in Nationalmuseum (Stockholm) en Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York); de bovenstaande lijst vermeldt elk museum en de bijbehorende doeken.
In 1820, die 2 van de 5 werken op deze pagina vertegenwoordigt, waaronder The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples.
Het Nationalmuseum, Stockholm herbergt 4 van de werken op deze pagina, waaronder View over the Tiber to the Aventine, Rome, A Temple in Agrigento, Sicily en Vesuvius Seen from St January Bridge, Naples.
Ja. Elk schilderij op deze pagina kan via de eigen pagina worden besteld als een handgeschilderd olieverfreproductie, of als een fine art print, in de door u gekozen afmeting.
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.
