Einzug Karls III. in Madrid 1710
um 1865
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
65 x 48,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2736
Art Historical Context
**Einzug Karls III. in Madrid1710** by Karl von Blaas, around 1865, captures a pivotal moment from the War the Spanish Succession. This oil on canvas painting (65 x 48.5 cm) depicts thephal entry of Archdu Charles of Austria—proclaimed Charles III of Spain by his supporters—into Madrid in 1710. As a key event in the early 18th-century conflict over the Spanish throne, it symbolizes the fleeting hopes of the Habsburg claimant amid battles against Bourbon forces led by Philip V. Von Blaas, an Austrian history painter active in the 19th century, renders this scene with dramatic flair typical of ...
About the Artist
Karl von Blaas · 1815–1894
Austrian, Nauders (Tyrol) 1815–1894 Vienna