Der Sieg des Lichtes über die Finsternis
1884/1885
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
103 x 123 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
3757
About this artwork
Erste Skizze zu "Entwurf zum Deckenbild im Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien" (Inv.-Nr. 2537).
Art Historical Context
**Der Sieg des Lichtes über die Finsternis** (The Victory of Light over Darkness) is a captivating oil sketch on canvas by Austrian painter Hans Canon, created around 1884/1885. Measuring 103 x 123 cm, this work from the Belvedere Collection in Vienna served as the first preparatory study for a grand ceiling painting in the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Canon, a prominent figure in Vienna's late 19th-century art scene, was renowned for his historicist style, blending classical grandeur with allegorical themes to celebrate cultural and intellectual triumphs. Thematically, the title evokes enlighte...