Der Tiermaler Karl Reichert
um 1873/1876
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
79 x 63,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4331
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of 19th-century Viennese portraiture with Anton Romako's *Der Tiermaler Karl Reichert* (ca. 1873–1876), a striking oil on canvas measuring 79 x 63.5 cm, now housed in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna. Romako, a master of expressive Realism with Romantic undertones, captures the young animal painter Karl Reichert—born in 1852—at the cusp of his career. This intimate bust-length portrait showcases Romako's signature psychological depth, likely emphasizing Reichert's discerning gaze and the textures of his attire, evoking the subject's affinity for rendering beasts with life...