Exceptional detail cathedral interior with scene of confession by Austrian master 1847 ^Sale

Among the vast number of amazing church interiors produced in 19th century by different masters – this one rises out in quality and detail so one can study precisely the content of décor of this astonishing neo-gothic cathedral. Signed lower right and dated 1847. Of pre-1917 Russian origin according labels to the verso.

Size app.: 84 x 64 cm (33.07 x 25.19 in), framed 101 x 78 (39.76 x 30.7 in), Oil painting on paperboard. Very good condition with only tiny/minor inpainting to the left column area.  Please study good resolution images for overall cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker than on our pictures, appearance also depends on sufficient light in your room.

Theodor Jachimowicz (born March 15, 1800 in Bełżec, Galicia; † April 14, 1889 in Vienna) was an Austrian theater painter of Polish-Ukrainian descent, active in Vienna. Born to a Greek Catholic minister, Jachimowicz studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. From 1827 he worked as a theater painter at the Leopoldstadt Theater, from 1836 at the Theater in der Josefstadt and from 1851 to 1870 at the Court Opera in the Theater am Kärntnertor. From 1834 to 1858 Jachimowicz took part in the exhibitions of the Vienna Academy of Fine Art. He mainly painted oil paintings and watercolors of religious content, altarpieces, interiors of Viennese churches and also created the iconostasis with 75 images of saints for the monastery church of the Greek Catholic monastery in Zahlé in Bekaa Governorate in Lebanon.