4/internal/media/dispatcher/7415/fullHenriette Feuerbach, the Artist's Stepmother1871[Anselm Feuerbach]Anselm FeuerbachOil on canvasPaintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/409/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/140603/fullSelf-Portrait with Cigarette1871[Anselm Feuerbach]Anselm FeuerbachOil on canvas Anselm Feuerbach only shows his face in profile in this self-portrait. In stylish urban attire, with perfectly coiffured hair, neatly groomed mustache, and a cigarette held casually in his hand, he presents himself as an elegant dandy. Many other self-portraits show him in the same nonchalant pose. This portrait was painted in Rome, where the artist lived for a long time before being summoned to the Vienna art academy in 1873. He taught there as a professor for three years, during which time he painted monumental scenes from classical mythology on the ceiling of the main hall. The most prominent figure in the Vienna art world at the time, however, was Hans Makart, whose sensuous salon paintings were in marked contrast to Feuerbach’s lucid style. It is quite likely that it was this rivalry that prompted Feuerbach to depart again from Vienna soon afterward.Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/7893/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/3254/fullOrpheus and Eurydice1869[Anselm Feuerbach]Anselm FeuerbachOil on canvasThe mythical singer Orpheus, followed by Eurydice, strides forward decisively. He had ventured into the underworld in a desperate attempt to rescue his wife. And he succeeded in persuading Pluto to release Eurydice, but under one condition: Orpheus was not allowed to turn back to his beloved as they ascended. The figures’ heavy, classical-style garments are the focus of our attention. Their hemlines follow the same curve, expressing the figures’ attachment and their ascent in unison. But whereas Orpheus gazes upward toward the light, Eurydice lowers her head. A mere moment later, her husband would hesitate for a second, before looking round and losing his beloved forever.Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/735/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/4081/fullSelf-Portrait (?)undated[Anselm Feuerbach]Anselm FeuerbachOil on canvasPaintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/7603/rdf