Bettelnder Knabe
undatiert
Medium
Gips, dunkel patiniert
Dimensions
H: 76 cm
Classification
Standbild (Statuette)
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
6541
Art Historical Context
In the Belvedere Collection in Vienna,Bettelnder Knabe (Begging Boy) Stefan Schwartz stands as a statuette capturing human vulnerability. Crafted in dark-patinated plaster and measuring 76 cm in height, this undated *Standbild* depicts a young boy in a pleading pose, evoking empathy through its lifelike realism. Schwartz, an Austrian sculptor, specialized in such intimate figural works, blending classical traditions with everyday human drama. The medium of plaster, given a dark patina to mimic bronze, highlights innovative techniques of the era. Plaster allowed artists like Schwartz to refine...