Die Stärke
undatiert
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
D: 211 cm
Classification
Deckenbild
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
3697
Art Historical Context
### Die Stärke by Friedrich von Amerling led in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, *Die Stärke* () is a grand ceiling painting by the renowned Austrian artist Friedrich von Amerling.ed in oil on canvas with an impressive diameter of 211 cm this undated work exemplifies the monumental scale typical of ceiling decorations in 19th-century European palaces and public spaces. Amerling, a leading figure in the Biederme era, was celebrated for his elegant portraits of nobility and imperial figures, but here he channels allegorical grandeur, personifying the virtue of Strength in a dynamic compositi...