Die Künste: Dichter, Lyra, Maler
um 1870
Medium
Feder auf Papier, laviert
Dimensions
10,3 × 15 cm
Classification
Zeichnung
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
SLM 218
About this artwork
Die sicherlich nachträglich angebrachte Datierung mit 1865 scheint zweifelhaft, da der Künstler zu diesem Zeitpunkt erst zehn oder elf Jahre alt war. Wahrscheinlicher ist eine Entstehung zu Beginn der Ausbildung an der Kunstgewerbeschule.
Art Historical Context
This delicate pen-and-wash drawing by Joseph Eugen Hörwarter, titled *Die Künste: Dichter, Lyra, Maler* (The Arts: Poet, Lyre, Painter), personifies the creative disciplines through graceful allegorical figures. Created around 1870 and measuring just 10.3 by 15 centimeters, the intimate work likely dates from the artist’s early training at Vienna’s Kunstgewerbeschule rather than the questionable 1865 inscription, which would place it in his childhood. Executed in fine pen lines with subtle washes, the drawing exemplifies the academic study of form and symbolism typical of 19th-century applied...