/internal/media/dispatcher/6831/fullInterior of a Smithy1847[Franz Eybl]Franz EyblOil on canvas 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. Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/6596/rdf