Allegorie der Macht
1859
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
81 × 66 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2718
Art Historical Context
**Allegorie der Macht (Allegory of Power)** painted by Karl von Blaas in 1859, is a captivating oil-on-canvas work measuring 81 × 66 cm, now housed in Vienna's prestigious Belvedere Collection. Karl von Blaas, an artist of Italian descent trained in the rigorous academic tradition, was renowned for his history paintings and allegorical scenes that drew inspiration from Renaissance masters like Raphael. This piece exemplifies the 19th-century Viennese style, where symbolic narratives conveyed moral and political ideas through idealized figures and dramatic compositions. Created amid the turbul...
About the Artist
Karl von Blaas · 1815–1894
Austrian, Nauders (Tyrol) 1815–1894 Vienna