Herrenbildnis
um 1845
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
63 x 50 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
7984
Art Historical Context
Georg Decker’s *Herrbildnis*, painted around 1845, presents a quietly dignified portrait of an unidentified gentleman. Executed in oil on canvas and measuring 63 by 50 centimeters, the work belongs to the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, where it forms part of the museum’s holdings of 19th-century painting. In the 1840s, portraiture remained an important means of recording personal and social standing within Viennese society. Decker’s measured approach to the medium allowed him to render fabrics, skin tones, and subtle facial features with clarity, creating an image that feels both intimate an...
About the Artist
Georg Decker · 1818–1894
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