Emperor Joseph II with Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany
1769, Artist: Pompeo Batoni
Emperor Joseph II with Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany
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
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Roman
Dated
1769
Artist
Pompeo Batoni (1708 Lucca - 1797 Rom) - GND
Material
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.
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 1628
Provenance
1824 in the gallery
Depiction/Person
Kaiser Joseph II. Sohn des Franz I. Stephan von Habsburg Österreich (1741 Wien - 1790) - GND
Kaiser Leopold II. Sohn des Franz I. Stephan Habsburg Österreich (1747 - 1792) - GND
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