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Glorification of Emperor Joseph II
Datebefore 1777

Artist Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1724 Langenargen – 1796 Wien)

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Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
79 × 59 cm
Inventory number2478
Location Currently not on display
What does the ideal emperor look like? Maulbertsch presented Emperor Joseph II as a benevolent Roman imperator. Although still exuding Baroque opulence, ideas from the Enlightenment are conveyed in the subject matter. The emperor’s motto—“Virtute et Exemplo” (By Virtue and Example)—is emblazoned on the medallion in the background. And the commander is presented as a man of the people, guiding personifications of light and abundance to the poverty-stricken mother and child. The foreground scene refers to a specific event in Slavíkovice near Brno when the emperor himself is said to have steered the plow.

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