Die fünf Sinne: Das Gefühl
1872/1879
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
314 x 70 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
427e
About this artwork
Allgemeiner Katalogtext siehe Frodl, Makart, 2013, Kat. Nr. 392/1–5.
Art Historical Context
Hans Makart's *Die fünf Sinne: Das Gefühl (The Five Senses Touch), painted in oil on canvas between 2 and 1879, is a striking panel from a rare series exploring the human senses. Measuring an impressive 314 x 70 cm, this tall, narrow composition belongs to the Belvedere Collection Vienna, where it exemplifies Makart's mastery of allegorical grandeur. As one of five works cataloged together (Frodl, *Makart*, 2013, Kat. Nr. 392/1–5), it viewers to contemplate touch through the artist's sensual lens, a theme resonant in 19th-century Viennese culture amid the city's opulent Gründerzeit era. Makar...
About the Artist
Hans Makart · 1840–1884
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