Feldmarschall Karl Josef Fürst Batthyány
um 1760
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
93 x 72 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4196
Art Historical Context
Behold the commanding portrait *eldmarschall Karl Josef Fürst Batthyány*, painted around 1760 by Franz Anton Palko, a prominent Austrian Rococo artist known for his elegant depictions of nobility and clergy. This oil on canvas masterpiece, measuring 93 x 72 cm, captures the Hungarian prince and field marshal in his military finery, embodying the grandeur of 18th-century Habsburg aristocracy Housed in Vienna's prestigious Belvedere Collection, it exemplifies the era's portraiture tradition, where opulent details in fabric, medals, and pose conveyed power and prestige. Karl Josef Batthyány (169...