King Joseph I as Victor over the Furor
dated 1693 | Matthias Steinl
For the election of his son Joseph I as the imperial successor (1690), Emperor Leopold I commissioned two ivory equestrian statues. The statuette with Joseph I shows the youth as the bringer of peace, trampling the figure of the horrors of war. In his double memorial, Steinl created a unique masterwork of Baroque ivory carving with regard to form, technique and content.
For the election of his son Joseph I as the imperial successor (1690), Emperor Leopold I commissioned two ivory equestrian statues. The statuette with Joseph I shows the youth as the bringer of peace, trampling the figure of the horrors of war. In his double memorial, Steinl created a unique masterwork of Baroque ivory carving with regard to form, technique and content.
Artist:
Matthias Steinl (1643/44 Mattsee/Salzburg ? - 1727 Wien) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Joseph I. (1705-1711), Kaiser (1678 Wien - 1711 Wien) DNB
Time:
dated 1693
Object Name
Statuette; ivory carving
Culture
Vienna
Material/technology:
Ivory
Dimensions:
71 cm × 56 cm × 28 cm
Signed
M. Steinle 1693
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 4663