Die fünf Sinne: Das Gehör
1872/1879
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
314 x 70 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
427d
About this artwork
Allgemeiner Katalogtext siehe Frodl, Makart, 2013, Kat. Nr. 392/1–5.
Art Historical Context
Hans Makart's *Die fünf Sinne: Gehör* (The Senses: Hearing), between 1872 and1879, is a oil on canvas from the Belvedere Collection in Vienna. This monumental painting, measuring 314 x 70 cm, forms part of a lavish series allegorizing the human senses, a theme rooted in Renaissance traditions but reimagined through Makart's signature opulence. As a leading figure of Viennese Historicism—often called the "Makart"—the artist blended Baroque grandeur with 19th-century sensuality, drawing inspiration from masters like Rubens and Titian to create theatrical, richly colored compositions that celebra...
About the Artist
Hans Makart · 1840–1884
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