/internal/media/dispatcher/5902/fullEin Fischerknabe1830[Friedrich von Amerling]Friedrich von AmerlingOil on canvasThe sitter is Josef Amerling, the painter's younger brother. Yet the boy has not been portrayed as himself but loose clothes and props have transformed him into a fisher lad. He has taken on a role in the picture, although the face is so clearly characterised that the intent to paint a portrait cannot be ruled out. Amerling had become acquainted with the type of portrait known as "fancy pictures" during his time in England in 1827/1828. As can be seen in comparable portraits by Thomas Lawrence, it is the "costume" that dominates over the personality and in this way the boundaries between portrait and genre become blurred.Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/8304/rdf