Allegorie der Selbstbeherrschung (Mäßigung)
1859
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
80 x 65,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2717
Art Historical Context
**Allegorie der Selbstbeherchung (Mäßigung, painted by Karl von Blaas in1859, is a oil on canvas measuring 80 x 65.5 cm, now housed in Vienna's prestigious Belvedere Collection. Von Blaas, an Austrian trained in the academic tradition and influenced by Italian Renaissance masters during his time in Rome, specialized in allegorical and historical subjects. This work exemplifies the 19th-century fascination with moral virtues, portraying Temperance—one of the four cardinal virtues a symbol of self-control and balance in an era of rapid social change during the Austrian Empire. Oil on canvas all...
About the Artist
Karl von Blaas · 1815–1894
Austrian, Nauders (Tyrol) 1815–1894 Vienna