Gezicht op Dresden met de Augustusbrug over de Elbe 1820 - 1896

Kasparus Karsen made this drawing of Dresden with the Augustus Bridge over the Elbe in the 19th century. The sketch provides an idea of how Germany's urban environment looked at this time. The river and the bridge formed an important part of the city’s infrastructure and economy. Note how the buildings in the background form a dense, almost organic, mass. This urban landscape reflects the social and economic conditions of the period, where the growth of cities led to new forms of living and working. Dresden was not only a growing urban centre, but also an important site of artistic and cultural production. Further research into city archives and historical societies would give us a better understanding of the drawing. It serves as a reminder that art is always produced within a specific social and institutional context.