Der König erblickt das Mädchen
um 1910
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
50 x 65,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
1525
Art Historical Context
Eugen von Kahler's *Der König erblickt das Mädchen* (The King Beholds the Girl), created around 1910, is a compelling oil on canvas painting measuring 50 x 65.5 cm, now part of the prestigious Belvedere Collection in Vienna. This intimate-scale work captures a dramatic narrative moment—a king's sudden encounter with a young girl—evoking themes of power, curiosity, and perhaps forbidden attraction, reminiscent of fairy tales or historical vignettes popular in European art. Painted during the waning years of the Habsburg Empire, just before World War I reshaped Europe, Kahler's piece reflects t...