Die Fruchtbarkeit, umgeben von den vier Elementen

Hans Canon

1875/1880

Die Fruchtbarkeit, umgeben von den vier Elementen by Hans Canon

Medium

Öl auf Leinwand

Dimensions

85 x 91 cm

Classification

Gemälde

Department

Belvedere Collection

Museum

Belvedere

Credit

Belvedere, Vienna

Accession Number

4426

About this artwork

Entwurf für ein Deckengemälde.

Art Historical Context

**Die Fruchtbarkeit umgeben von den vieren** (Fertility, Surrounded by the Four Elements) is a captivating oil on canvas painting by Austrian artist Hans Canon, created between 1875 and 1880. Measuring 85 x 91 cm, this work serves as a *Entwurf für einengemälde*—a preparatory design for a grand ceiling mural. Housed in Vienna's prestigious Belvedere Collection, it the ornate allegorical style popular in late 19th-century Austria during the Ringstrasse era, when monumental public architecture flourished. At its heart, the composition celebrates fertility encircled by the classical four element...

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