Porträtstudie zur "Heimkehr des Landwehrmannes" (1817)
vor 1817
Medium
Bleistift auf Papier, weiß gehöht
Dimensions
20 x 14,5 cm
Classification
Zeichnung
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
9302
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, this delicate *Porträtstudie zur "Hekehr des Landwehrm"* (Portrait Study for the "Return of the Land Man") by Peter Kra captures a poignant moment from early 19th-century Austria Created before 1817 in pencil on paper, heightened with white, the intimate 20 x 14.5 cm drawing served as a preparatory sketch forfft's larger painting celebrating a soldier's homecoming. Krafft, a leading Austrian neoclassical artist, was renowned for his heroic depictions of national triumphs during the Napoleonic Wars, blending classical ideals with patriotic fervor. ...