Rudolf Ritter von Alt (1812–1905) : A Viennese Landscape Master Rudolf Ritter von Alt, an Austrian German landscape and architectural painter, was born on August 28, 1812, in Vienna. He gained nobility in 1889, allowing him to bear the title of a Ritter (knight). From a young age, his artistic talent shone through, nurtured by a familial heritage steeped in artistic tradition – his father, Jakob Alt, was a lithographer, and his brothe…