Elisabeth Zaillner
1836
Medium
Aquarell auf Papier
Dimensions
22,5 x 17,8 cm
Classification
Zeichnung
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
6937
Art Historical Context
**Elisabeth Zaillner** is a delicate watercolor portrait by Austrian artist Georg Decker, created in 1836. Measuring just 22.5 x 17.8 cm, this intimate work on paper captures the with fine precision, housed today in the prestigious Belvedere Collection in Vienna. Classified as a drawing (*Zeichnung*), it exemplifies the watercolor medium's (*Aquarell*) versatility, allowing for subtle gradations of color and light that bring a lifelike softness to the subject's features. In the mid-19th century, Vienna buzzed with a burgeoning portrait tradition during the Biedermeier period, where artists li...
About the Artist
Georg Decker · 1818–1894
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