Zur Schule
1883
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
98,5 x 65,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
7806
Art Historical Context
**Zur Schule (To School)** by Edmund Krenn, painted in 1883, a charming slice of everyday life in late 19th-century Austria This oil on canvas measures 98.5 x 65.5 cm, a substantial size that allows for intimate details in what is likely a genre scene of children heading to school. Krenn, an Austrian known for his realistic depictions of and domestic moments, reflects the era's growing interest in ordinary people amid the Austro-Hungarian Empire's social changes, including expanding education for the working classes. The work exemplifies oil painting techniques popular in the Realist traditio...