Allegorie der Tapferkeit
1859
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
79 × 65 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2716
Art Historical Context
### Allegorie der Tapfer (Allegory of Courage) Created in 1859 by Karl vonas, a leading Austrian painter of the 19th century and professor at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, *Allegorie der Tapfer* is a striking oil on canvas measuring 79 × 65 cm. Housed in the prestigious Belvedere Collection in Vienna, this work exemplifies the academic classicism prevalent in mid-19th-century Austria. Blaas, born to a family of artists, mastered historical and allegorical subjects, drawing on Renaissance ideals to convey moral virtues through idealized figures and dramatic compositions. The title reveals ...
About the Artist
Karl von Blaas · 1815–1894
Austrian, Nauders (Tyrol) 1815–1894 Vienna