View of the Rudolfskai in Salzburg

Alt was aged 77 when he painted the "View of the Rudolskai", as shown by the date "4. Oct. 889". Several of his study trips took the artist to Salzburg – first in 1828 with his father, then in 1829/30, 1832 and 1834.
The Rudolfskai, named after the son of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth, runs on the left bank of the Salzach from the Rudolfsplatz to the Staatsbrücke [the main bridge].
Alt painted several views of Salzburg, in various scenes and formats. Here the eye travels from the Salzach up to the snow-covered peak of the Untersberg, past town-houses, churches (Collegiate, Franciscan and St Peter’s), the town hall and the Mönchsberg. Grey clouds give the impression of a rainy day. Shutters, as well as horses and cattle for transport, were part of the townscape in those days.

DUCKE Astrid mit einem Beitrag von/with a text by Helga Buchschartner (HB), Stadt Salzburg/The Town of Salzburg, in: DUCKE Astrid, HABERSATTER Thomas (Hrsg./Edited): Stadt ∙ Land ∙ Berg. Salzburg und seine Umgebung. Town ∙ Landscape ∙ Mountain. Salzburg and surroundings. Residenzgalerie Salzburg. Salzburg 2022, S./p. 42–43