Studie zu "Ossian und Malvina"
vor 1821
Medium
Bleistift auf Papier
Dimensions
21 x 11,5 cm
Classification
Zeichnung
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
9375
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, *Studie zu "Ossian und Malvina"* is a delicate pencil drawing on paper by Austrian artist Peter Krafft, created before 1821. just 21 x 11.5 cm, this intimate sketch served as a preparatory study for Krafft's larger painting of the same title, capturing the romantic encounter between the legendary bard Ossian and his beloved Malvina. Krafft, a prominent figure in early 19th-century Viennese art, blended neoclassical precision with emerging Romantic sensibilities, drawing inspiration from James Macpherson's Ossian poems—pseudo-epic tales of ancient ...