Elisabeth Freifrau von Herzogenberg
1885–1886
Medium
Terrakotta, polychromiert
Dimensions
100 x 68 cm
Classification
Relief
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2433
Art Historical Context
**Elisabeth Freifrau Herzogenberg** is a striking polychrome terracotta relief by Adolf von Hildebrand, between 1885 and 1886. Measuring 100 x 68 cm, this portrait captures the noble features of Elisabeth, Baroness von Herzogen, with a bust-like composition that emphasizes her poised expression and elegant attire. Housed in the Belvedere Collection in, it exemplifies Hildebrand's mastery of late 19th-century sculpture bridging Realism and emerging modernist ideals. Hildebrand, a leading German sculptor associated with the Munich Secession, championed the "visible form" in his work—prioritizin...