Allegorie der Jahreszeit Winter
um 1755/1760
Medium
Blei
Dimensions
H: 33 cm
Classification
Standbild (Statuette)
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2510
Art Historical Context
In the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, *Allegorie der Jahres Winter* (Allegory of the Season Winter) stands as a delicate lead statuette crafted by Jakob Gabriel Mollinarolo around 1755–0. Measuring just 33 cm in height, thisestanding figure (Standbild) captures the essence of winter through allegorical symbolism, a popular motif in 18th-century European art. Mollinar, an Austrian sculptor active in the Baroque-Rococo transition, likely a personified Winter—perhaps with attributes like frost, fur, or wintry winds—to evoke the season's chill and introspection. Created during the height of the ...