Das Schöndorf-Colosseum (Ball in Schwender's Colloseum)

Art Historical Context

### Das Schöndorf-Colum (Ball in Schw's Colosseum) Gustav Zafaurek's *Das Schöndorf-Colum (Ball in Schw's Colosseum)*, created around 1880, the exuberant spirit of Viennese social life in a delicate watercolor and gouache paper (18.2 × 26.2 cm). Housed in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna classified as a drawing, intimate work likely depicts a lively ballroom scene in a venue whimsically named after Rome's ancient Colosseum—perhaps a grand dance hall in the suburban area of Schöndorf. Zafaurek, an Austrian artist of the late 19th century, excelled in genre scenes that evoke the glamour and m...