Dresden From the Right Bank of the Elbe Above the Augustus Bridge
Dresden From the Right Bank of the Elbe Above the Augustus Bridge is an oil on canvas by the Italian urban landscape painter Bernardo Bellotto. Painted in 1747, it depicts the view of Dresden from the right bank of the River Elbe, including the Dresden Frauenkirche, the Dresden Cathedral, and the Augustus Bridge. One year later, he painted another piece titled "Dresden From the Right Bank of the Elbe Below the Augustus Bridge", looking in the other direction from below the Augustus Bridge. Both of the paintings are  in the permanent collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. The paintings have proved invaluable in rebuilding parts of the city that were destroyed during World War II. Lists of replicas. Between 1751 and 1753, Bellotto also executed smaller replicas of the two paintings. There are some other replicas from his own hand. Also, there are some replicas from his followers, but the painting techniques are much rougher.