Die fünf Sinne: Der Geruch
1872/1879
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
314 x 70 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
427b
About this artwork
Allgemeiner Katalogtext siehe Frodl, Makart, 2013, Kat. Nr. 392/1–5.
Art Historical Context
Hans Makart’s “ fünf Sinne: Der Geruch” forms part of a five-panel series created between 1872 and 1879 that personifies the human senses As one of Vienna’s celebrated painters of the nineteenth century, Makart in grand, alleg compositions that blended historical themes with sensual, decorative. This particular canvas, standing over three meters tall yet only seventy centimeters wide, was conceived as a vertical decorative element, likely intended to complement an architectural interior or to be viewed alongside its companion works. Painted in oil on canvas, the work exemplifies the rich colo...
About the Artist
Hans Makart · 1840–1884
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