Der Schriftsteller und Musiker Dr. Groß
1849
Medium
Öl auf Holz
Dimensions
56 x 44,3 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2954
Art Historical Context
**Der Schriftsteller und Musiker Dr. Groß** (1849) by Franz Eybl is a compelling portrait from Austria's Biedermeier era, housed in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna. Eybl, a prominent Viennese painter (1805–1880), captures Dr. Groß, a noted writer and musician, in this intimate oil-on-wood panel measuring 56 x 44.3 cm. The modest dimensions and wooden support—typical for portable, detailed portraits of the time—reflect Biedermeier's emphasis on realism, domesticity, and the middle-class intellectual, painted just after the 1848 revolutions that shook Vienna. Eybl's style embodies Biedermeie...
About the Artist
Franz Eybl · 1806–1880
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