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Emperor Joseph II with Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany
1769 | Pompeo Batoni
In 1769, Joseph II (1741–1790), the eldest son of Maria Theresa and, after 1765, Holy Roman Emperor, travelled to Italy, visiting Rome with his younger brother Pietro Leopoldo (1747– 1792, emperor as Leopold II from 1790). Like many other young foreign aristocrats on the “Grand Tour”, the obligatory educational tour of Italy, the two of them had their portrait painted by Pompeo Batoni, the leading Roman painter of the time. His classicistic, simple approach to portraiture, abandoning any external grandeur, was in keeping with the progressive ideas of the two enlightened princes. Inv.-Nr. GG 1628


In 1769, Joseph II (1741–1790), the eldest son of Maria Theresa and, after 1765, Holy Roman Emperor, travelled to Italy, visiting Rome with his younger brother Pietro Leopoldo (1747– 1792, emperor as Leopold II from 1790). Like many other young foreign aristocrats on the “Grand Tour”, the obligatory educational tour of Italy, the two of them had their portrait painted by Pompeo Batoni, the leading Roman painter of the time. His classicistic, simple approach to portraiture, abandoning any external grandeur, was in keeping with the progressive ideas of the two enlightened princes. Inv.-Nr. GG 1628
Artist:
Pompeo Batoni (1708 Lucca - 1797 Rom) DNBarrow_outward
Depiction/Person:
Joseph II. (1765-1790), Kaiser (1741 Wien - 1790) DNBarrow_outward
Time:
1769
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Roman
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
173 cm x 122,5 cm
Framed: 282,5 cm x 163,5 cm x 12 cm bzw.
Signed
Inscribed under the table top on the right: POMP. BATONI. LVCENSIS. ROMAE. AN. 1769. DVM PRAESENTES ESSENT. PING.
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 1628
Provenance
1824 in the gallery
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