Der Judenplatz in Wien
1895
Medium
Aquarell auf Papier
Dimensions
19,9 × 29 cm
Classification
Zeichnung
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4666/2
Art Historical Context
Step into the heart of historic Vienna with Ernst Graner's *Der Judenplatz in Wien* (1895), a delicate watercolor on paper measuring just 19.9 × 29 cm. Housed in the Belvedere Collection, this intimate drawing (Zeichnung) offers a vivid snapshot of Judenplatz, the medieval square long central to Vienna's Jewish community. Graner's brushwork evocatively renders the square's architectural charm—likely its Gothic and Baroque facades—bathing them in the soft, luminous quality unique to watercolor. Created during Vienna's fin-de-siècle era, when the city buzzed with cultural and artistic ferment, ...