Bernardo BellottoItalian, 1721–1780Old Market-Place in Dresden
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Old Market-Place in Dresden” now? State Hermitage Museum, Room 357, Saint Petersburg. Yes, on view now. Checked August 29, 2026.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Open now· until 9:00 PM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- ГЭ-211
In the catalog
Sources
- State Hermitage Museum
- Image: State Hermitage Museum — Museum open access
In the life of Bernardo Bellotto
The whole life1747–1757
Post: court painter
1748–1752
The King and Queen stand godparents to his daughters
Marks of the court's high esteem included a gold snuffbox and the fact that the four daughters born to Bellotto between 1748 and 1752 had the royal couple, members of the princely house and Count and Countess von Brühl as godparents.
1756
The Seven Years' War: Saxony under Prussian occupation
With the outbreak of the Seven Years' War, Pirna and Königstein became battlegrounds, Prussian troops occupied Saxony, and the painter's patron Augustus III went into exile in Warsaw.
January 1759
Moves to Vienna, to the court of Maria Theresa
Bellotto moved to Vienna and stayed there a little over two years. He had accepted Empress Maria Theresa's invitation in 1758, as his international reputation grew.
late 1761
Returns to war-torn Dresden
After almost a year in Munich, at the end of 1761 Bellotto returned to Dresden, still torn by war.
January 1761
To Munich with the Empress's recommendation
With a letter of recommendation from Maria Theresa, Bellotto went to Munich, where he met the Saxon heir Frederick Christian, then visiting the Bavarian Elector Maximilian III. For his hosts he painted a panorama of Munich and two views of Nymphenburg Palace (now in the Munich Residenz).
