Friedrich von Amerling. Werkverzeichnis der Gemlde

Friedrich von Amerling (18031887) was one of Viennas most important portraitists. His oeuvre reads like a whos who of the 19th century. He received commissions from the Habsburg court, the Austrian nobility, and the haute bourgeoisie, because no other portraitist could blend realism and idealism so aptly. In addition, throughout his life Amerling studied his own appearance in a series of self-portraits and portrayed many of his fellow artists. He became particularly popular for his depictions of young women, and stories circulated about little clues inserted into their costumes. Amerlings approximately 1,200 paintings are collected here for the first time in an illustrated catalog raisonn. Several essays discuss the painters outstanding artistic talent, his life, his models, his collection, and his residence. Volume 13 of the series Belvedere catalog raisonn Portrait and genre painting in the 19th century Catalog raisonn of one of the most important Austrian portrait and genre painters of the 19th century