Schönbrunn Palace: Court Façad

1759/61, Artist: Bernardo Bellotto, gen. Canaletto

 

 

Schönbrunn Palace: Court Façad

Bellotto depicts the palace designed by Fischer von Erlach for Emperor Joseph I in 1693/94 after it was remodelled by Pacassi 1744–1749. At that time the central exterior stairway over the carriage entrance was built, and the adjacent building with the Parade Court was connected with the main building. At the same time, the painting also records an actual historical event: on 16 August 1759, during the Seven Years’ War, Empress Maria Theresa received news of the victory of the Austrian army over the Prussians at Kunersdorf.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Saal VII

Object data

Object Name

Painting

Culture

Italian, Venetian

Dated

1759/61

Artist

Bernardo Bellotto, gen. Canaletto (1722 Venedig - 1780 Warschau) - GND

Material

Canvas

Dimensions

135 x 235 cm
Framed: 154 x 255 x 9 cm

Inscribed

Bez. rechts unten: XVI. Augusti. Anno M.D.C.C.LIX Prusso caeso ad Francofurtum ab exercitu Russo-Austriaco

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie

Inv. No.

Gemäldegalerie, 1666

Provenance

Since its creation in imperial possession; 1781 Pressburg

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