Hans Makart, 1884 - The victory of light over darkness - fine art print

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Design for the unexecuted ceiling painting in the stairwell of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. "Apotheosis of art is generally thought that this should be expressed. Helios in a chariot drawn by four horses left in the picture carriage is seen in the middle. Estimates hover Luna and Cupid. Go down the left flees the night, accompanied by the allegorical figures of vice, while on the right the virtues, several naked female figures, up diving into bright light. In the cloud-filled background of the zodiac is visible ". (General Kunstchronik, 05.03.1883). The ceiling painting for the Art History Hofmuseum would be taken in the immediate future in attack. (General Kunstchronik, 01/07/1882) Makart'll have to dodge into a large hall of the artists' house because of the image size. (Anonymous, decoration, 03/10/1883) In the Neue Freie Presse on 10.4.1884 it is Makart have painted even in the last days before his death at this sketch. After the death of Hans Makart (3 October 1884) received Hans Canon (1829-1885) the order to execute the ceiling look after his own design but he died on the job. Finally Mihály Munkácsy created (1844-1900) the huge painting, and finished it in 1891. See, also Vienna City Archives, 68/3/21. - pencil drawing Quadriga in the Academy of Arts, Vienna (Inv 26149-24 / 109). - etching by William Unger. (Gerbert Frodl, Hans Makart, Salzburg 1974). [See. Frodl, Makart, 2013, cat. No. 516]

"The victory of light over darkness" as art replica

The artpiece The victory of light over darkness was made by Hans Makart in 1884. The more than 130 year-old original measures the size: 170 x 184 cm - frame: 181 × 195 × 6,5 cm and was painted on the medium oil on canvas. The artpiece is included in the Belvedere's digital collection, which is one of Europe's most famous museums with three locations that blends the experience of architecture and art in a unique way. The work of art, which is in the public domain is included with courtesy of © Belvedere, Vienna, inventory number: 3756. : transfer from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. - 1939 inventory in 1921. On top of that, alignment is square and has a ratio of 1 : 1, meaning that the length is equal to the width. Hans Makart was a male painter of Austrian nationality, whose style can primarily be classified as Historicism. The Historicist painter lived for a total of 44 years, born in 1840 in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria and died in the year 1884.

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