Frauenporträt
1836
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
27 x 22 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
9806
About this artwork
Literatur: Grabner, Sabine: Der Maler Josef Danhauser – Biedermeierzeit im Bild. Monografie und Werkverzeichnis, Wien, Köln, Weimar 2011 (Belvedere Werkverzeichnisse, 1), S. 146, 240, WV-Nr. 216
Art Historical Context
Josef Danhauser’s *Frauenporträt* (1836) offers a charming glimpse into the intimate world of Biedermeier portraiture. Painted in oil on canvas, this modest work measures just 27 by 22 centimeters, inviting viewers to appreciate its delicate details up close. Danhauser, one of the leading Austrian artists of his day, captured the quiet dignity of everyday subjects during the Biedermeier era, a period marked by political stability and a renewed focus on domestic life and personal character. Housed in Vienna’s Belvedere Collection, the painting reflects the refined taste of early nineteenth-cen...