Die Fruchtbarkeit, umgeben von den vier Elementen
1875/1880
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...