(b. 1736, Niemtschitz, Moravia, d. 1808, St. Petersburg)
Life Class in the Vienna Academy
1787
Oil on canvas, 144 x 207 cm
Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna
This painting by this largely forgotten painter captures the atmosphere and proceedings of the daily life class in the Vienna Academy and presents the most prominent personalities of the college, including the painter himself sitting on a stool and drawing.
