Entwurf für eine Figur des Wiener Rathauses
undatiert
Medium
Ölgrisaille auf Leinwand
Dimensions
79 x 47,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4492
Art Historical Context
Joseph Hasslwander's *Entwurf für eine Figur des Rathauses* (Design for a Figure of the Vienna City Hall is a captivating preparatory study that offers a glimpse into the grand architectural ambitions of 19th-century Vienna. Created in oil grisaille on canvas, this undated work measures 79 x 47.5 cm and resides in the Belvedere Collection Vienna. As a "design" or sketch for one of the Rathaus's sculptural figures, it reflects the collaborative spirit between painters and architects during the construction of the neo-Gothic Vienna City Hall, completed in1883 under Friedrich von Schmidt. The gr...