SCHMIDT, Martin Johann
(b. 1718, Grafenwörth, d. 1801, Stein)

The Judgment of King Midas between Apollo and Marsyas

1768
Oil on canvas, 154 x 120 cm
Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

At the height of his career Johann Martin Schmidt, called Kremser Schmidt, was honoured with membership in the Vienna Academy. On this occasion he submitted a reception piece comprising two loosely related mythological history paintings, Venus and Cupid in Vulcan's Forge, and The Judgment of King Midas between Apollo and Marsyas.