Die ereilten Flüchtlinge
1870
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
101 x 143 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
3559
Art Historical Context
Eduard Kurzbauer's *Die erschreckten Flücht* (The Frightened Refugees), in 1870, a moment of urgent flight in oil on canvas, measuring 101 x 143 cm. This evocative work from the Belvedere Collection in Vienna showcases the Austrian artist's mastery of genre painting, a style popular in the late 19th century for depicting everyday human drama with emotional depth and realism. Kurzbauer, known for his of ordinary life infused with pathos, likely drew from the turbulent era around the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and the Franco-Prussian War, evoking the plight of displaced people amid Europe's shi...