Der Apostel Andreas
um 1738
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
123 x 93 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
3680
Art Historical Context
Paul Troger’s “Der Apostel Andreas,” painted around 1738, portrays the saint with quiet intensity and expressive gesture. Troger, one of Austria’s leading Baroque artists, worked extensively in Vienna and the surrounding monasteries, creating religious works that blended dramatic lighting with emotional immediacy. Created during the height of the Catholic Enlightenment in the Habsburg lands, the canvas reflects the period’s renewed emphasis on vivid, accessible depictions of biblical figures to inspire devotion. Executed in oil on canvas, the 123 × 93 cm painting demonstrates Troger’s charact...
About the Artist
Paul Troger
Austrian painter. Comment on works: Religious