Erzherzogin Marie Christine
um 1760/1765
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
149,5 x 116,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
3702
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of 18th-century Habsburg portraiture with *Erzherzogin Marie Christine*, a masterful oil on canvas by Martin van Meytens the Younger, painted around 1760–1765. Measuring an imposing 149.5 x 116.5 cm, this large-scale work captures the Archduchess Marie Christine, third daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, in a pose radiating regal poise and refinement. Van Meytens, a prominent Swedish-Austrian court painter, was renowned for his Rococo-style portraits that blended Dutch precision with French elegance, serving as official artist to the imperial family. The painting ex...