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Das Innere einer Schmiede

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Interior of a Smithy
Date1847

Artist Franz Eybl (1806 Wien – 1880 Wien)

ULAN

Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
47 x 37,5 cm
SignatureSign. und dat. unten links: F. EIBL. 847
Inventory number830
Location Currently not on display
It was uncommon for the Viennese painter Franz Eybl to depict motifs such as this interior of a smithy. He is best known for his portraits and detailed studies of the human face. In this meticulous account of a small craftsman’s workshop, Eybl focuses on the details that make up the workshop, thus offering a documentary-style view behind the scenes. Interestingly, the walls above the hearth are not blackened by soot, which gives the forge an abandoned appearance. Although “pictures of industries” were painted elsewhere very early, Austrian painters tended to concentrate on smaller workshops for a much longer period.

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