Die Musterung bei Solenau im Jahr 1749
um 1865
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
87 x 87 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2737
About this artwork
Entwurf zu den Fresken in der Ruhmeshalle und Nebensälen im Wiener Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum
Art Historical Context
**Die Musterung beienau im Jahr 1749** is a compelling oil-on-canvas sketch by Austrian historical painter Karl von Blaas created around 1865. Measuring a precise 87 x 87 cm square, this work captures a pivotal military inspection at Solenau in 1749, evoking the disciplined pageantry of 18th-century Habsburg forces during a time of post-war consolidation under Empress Maria Theresa. Von Blaas, known for his meticulous historicism, renders the scene with vivid realism, blending dramatic composition and fine brushwork to convey the gravity of the muster—a ritual review of troops that symbolized ...
About the Artist
Karl von Blaas · 1815–1894
Austrian, Nauders (Tyrol) 1815–1894 Vienna