Die Predigt vom Schiffe
um 1860
Medium
Bleistift auf Papier
Dimensions
29,8 x 43 cm
Classification
Zeichnung
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
318
Art Historical Context
**Die Predigt vom Sch (The Sermon from the Ship, a delicate pencil drawing by Joseph vonhrich circa 1860, captures pivotal biblical moment from the New Testament, where Jesus preaches to a crowd from a boat on the Sea of Galilee. Measuring 29.8 x 43 cm, this work from the Belvedere Collection Vienna exemplifies Führich's mastery of graphite on paper, a medium he favored for its precision and intimacy in preparatory studies. Führich, an Austrian artist associated with the Nazarene movement—a 19th-century group inspired by Renaissance ideals of clarity and spiritual purity—employed meticulous l...
About the Artist
Joseph von Führich · 1800–1876
Austrian, Kratzau 1800–1876 Vienna