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Friedrich von Amerling, Der Textilfabrikant Rudolf von Arthaber (1795-1867) und seine Kinder Ru…

Belvedere, Oberes Belvedere, 1. Obergeschoß (West), Raum SW2
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Rudolf von Arthaber and his Children Rudolf, Emilie, and Gustav
Date1837

Künstler*in Friedrich von Amerling (1803 Wien – 1887 Wien)

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Object typeGemälde
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
221 × 155 cm
SignatureSign. und dat. rechts unten: FrAmerling / 1837
Inventory number2245
Locations Belvedere, Oberes Belvedere, 1. Obergeschoß (West), Raum SW2
Credit Line1922 Legat Karoline Maresch
An idyllic family scene as if from a picture book: The father, wealthy Viennese industrialist Rudolf von Arthaber (1795–1867), has placed his arm around his daughter Emilie. His older son Rudolf is sitting on the floor while the younger son Gustav leans against his father’s knee. The picture was painted in Amerling’s studio and everything is a choreographed arrangement: the figures, the table, plants, and the sofa, above which hangs the portrait of the children’s mother, who had died in 1833. And the scene would not be complete without the so-called Viennese Shawl, for which Arthaber’s firm was famous, draped over the sofa’s armrest on the left, behind Emilie. But the family seem to have been viewed through a keyhole. The figures are unaware they are being observed and not one of them looks out of the picture and connects with the viewer.

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