Die Mutter des Künstlers

Die Mutter des Künstlers by Franz Metzner

Medium

Marmor

Dimensions

35,5 x 30 cm

Classification

Relief

Department

Belvedere Collection

Museum

Belvedere

Credit

Belvedere, Vienna

Accession Number

567i

Art Historical Context

**Die Mutter des Künstlers (The Artist's Mother)** Created around 1903 by Austrian sculptor Franz Metzner, *Die Mutter des Künstlers* is a tender marble relief portrait measuring 35.5 x 30 cm, now housed in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna. This intimate work captures Metzner's own mother, reflecting the personal devotion common in early 20th-century European portraiture. At a time when Vienna buzzed with the innovative energy of the Secession movement—challenging academic traditions—Metzner blended classical techniques with emerging modernist sensitivity. Carved in high-quality marble, ...

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