Armstudie für das Fakultätsbild: Theologie
um 1898/1900
Medium
Bleistift auf getöntem Papier, weiß gehöht
Dimensions
46,2 x 39,4 cm
Classification
Zeichnung
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
10469/10
Art Historical Context
**Armstudie für das Fakultätsbild: Theologie** by Franz von Matsch, created around 1898–1900, is a captivating preparatory drawing from the Belvedere Collection in Vienna. Measuring 46.2 x 39.4 cm, this pencil study on toned paper, heightened with white, captures the nuanced anatomy of an arm destined for one of the monumental Faculty Paintings commissioned for the University of Vienna's Great Hall. Matsch, an Austrian artist (1861–1942) known for his collaborations with Gustav Klimt and the Künstlerhaus circle, contributed to this ambitious project celebrating the university's faculties, incl...