Der Maler und Lithograf Josef Kriehuber (1800–1876)
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
61 × 47,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2679
About this artwork
Probszt 1927: Gemalt in Wien
Art Historical Context
In the heart of 19th-century Vienna, von Amerling, a master of Biedermeier portraiture, captured his fellow artist Josef Kriehuber in this oil on canvas from 1853. Measuring 61 × 47.5 cm, the painting depicts Kriehuber (1800–1876), a renowned painter and lithographer celebrated for his vivid portraits and caricatures that chronicled Viennese high society. Amerling's work, housed in the Belvedere Collection, exemplifies the's emphasis on precise realism and psychological depth, rendering subjects with luminous skin tones and refined details that convey both personal character and social standin...