Maria Theresa as a Widow
1773 | Anton von Maron
Maron depicts the empress in the widow’s weeds that she always wore after the death of Emperor Francis Stephen in 1765. Her only jewellery is the cross of the Order of the Starry Cross. She is allegorically enhanced of the personification of “peace through strength” in the background. The only coloured accent is the “Transylvanian” carpet at her feet. The portrait differs from the resplendent courtly portraits of the previous period in its sobriety and lack of decoration.
Maron depicts the empress in the widow’s weeds that she always wore after the death of Emperor Francis Stephen in 1765. Her only jewellery is the cross of the Order of the Starry Cross. She is allegorically enhanced of the personification of “peace through strength” in the background. The only coloured accent is the “Transylvanian” carpet at her feet. The portrait differs from the resplendent courtly portraits of the previous period in its sobriety and lack of decoration.
Artist:
Anton von Maron (1733 Wien - 1808 Rom) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Maria Theresia (1740-1780), Königin von Ungarn und Böhmen, Kaiserin (1717 Wien - 1780 Wien) DNB
Time:
1773
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
1970 das ursprüngliche Format wiederhergestellt: 1970 restored to the original format: 287 cm × 125 cm
Framed: 299 cm × 137 cm × 8 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 6201
Provenance
Since 1789 in the Belvedere Gallery;