/internal/media/dispatcher/26339/fullPrince Esterházy's Councillor Mathias Kerzmann with his Second Wife Maria Helena (née Mikolischütz) and their Daughter MariaFamilie Kerzmann1835[Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller]Ferdinand Georg WaldmüllerOil on canvasMaria Helena Kerzmann (1807–39) pays great attention to her appearance and is clad in a dress of exquisite gray shimmering silk, a highly fashionable Kashmir shawl adds a splash of contrasting color. Her older husband Mathias (1765–1845), on the other hand, is wearing plain black. And it is to him, not to her mother, that their daughter Maria (1831–51) turns. Behind her, the couple hold hands as a sign of their attachment. Mathias is willing to let his wife take center stage, while he assumes the role of the caring father. This was probably of great importance to Maria Helena, who was from a lower middle-class background and rose to prosperity and social status through marriage.Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/536/rdf