AMERLING, Friedrich von
(b. 1803, Wien, d. 1887, Wien)

Emperor Franz I of Austria in his Coronation Robes

1832
Oil on canvas, 260 x 175 cm
Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna

Amerling was the favourite court painter and from 1830 one of the most popular artist in Vienna. His reputation was based on the life-size portrait of Emperor Franz in 1832. In this portrait the traditional Baroque attributes of a royal portrait are combined with a depiction of "natural man". This is what makes the portrait unconventional.




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