Die Hundekomödie (1841)

"Die Hundekomödie" (1841) is a work by Josef Danhauser. Context for 1841: The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. It is listed in the Plants & Animals collection. The image is in square orientation. Background on Plants & Animals: Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Images of plants and animals are valued both for the care of their observation and for their decorative appeal.

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Austrian, 1805–1845

If you like the visual language of Josef Danhauser, explore more works by the same artist in our collection.