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AUSTRIAN SCHOOL ABOUT 1890

KNIGHT TEMPLAR

AUSTRIAN SCHOOL ABOUT 1890
Pencil on paper
44.5 x 30 cm / 17.5 x 11.8 inches, unframed, a small tear of paper, about 1 mm, on the face, near the eye, visible only in direct light.

PROVENANCE
Austria, private collection

This refined academic drawing, likely executed as a costume study or romantic historic evocation, captures the figure of a Knight Templar in solemn gesture. His raised hand, stylized garments, and calm expression suggest a theatrical or commemorative intention rather than documentary realism.

The work reflects the 19th-century fascination with medieval subjects, deeply rooted in the aesthetics of historicism and the visual language of moral heroism. Executed with clarity and restraint, it embodies both technical skill and symbolic storytelling.

Base: Paper

Epoque: XIX century

Genre: Genre painting

Genre: History painting

Genre: Religious

School: Austrian

Technic: Pencil