Where to See Barbara Krafft

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About Barbara Krafft

Austrian · 1764–1825 · portrait

Austrian[1] court-trained portraitist whose 1819[1] posthumous likeness of Mozart became one of the most reproduced images of the composer.

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Barbara Krafft's works are held in 3 museums worldwide, including Belvedere, National Gallery Prague, and Städel Museum.

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🇦🇹 Austria

1 museum

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

1 museum

🇩🇪 Germany

1 museum

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Barbara Krafft?
    Barbara Krafft was an 18th- and 19th-century painter, primarily known for portraiture, who worked across what is now the Czech Republic, Austria, and Germany. She trained under her father, Johann Nepomuk Steiner, and exhibited at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1786[1]. Krafft was later appointed City Painter of Bamberg in 1821.
  • What is Barbara Krafft known for?
    Barbara Krafft is best known for her posthumous portrait[1] of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, painted in 1819[1]. This portrait, made nearly three decades after Mozart's death, has become one of the most widely reproduced images of the composer. Its continued circulation has kept her name in circulation far longer than her other work.
  • What was Barbara Krafft's art style?
    Krafft worked at the meeting point of late 18th-century court portraiture and the broader Neoclassical current across Central Europe. This was the same era that produced Angelica Kauffmann's pan-European success. Unlike Kauffmann, she remained within German-speaking territories, building a professional career across multiple cities without achieving international celebrity.

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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Barbara Krafft's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Barbara Krafft Used for: biography.
  2. [2] book Ansel Adams; Beaumont Newhall; Nancy Newhall; Louise Dahl-Wolfe; Aaron Siskind; Richard Avedon; Harry Callahan; Lee Friedlander; Tina Modotti; W. Eugene Smith; Paul Strand; Edward Weston; Garry Winogrand; Amy Rule, Ansel Adams; Beaumont Newhall; Nancy Newhall; Louise Dahl-Wolfe; Aaron Siskind; Richard Avedon; Harry Callahan; Lee Friedlander; Tina Modotti; W. Eugene Smith; Paul Strand; Edward Weston; Garry Winogrand; Amy Rule - Original sources _ art and ar Used for: stylistic analysis.
  3. [3] book Art Das Kunstmagazin Mai No 05 2019 Used for: biography.
  4. [4] book Elizabeth Otto & Patrick Rössler, Bauhaus Women Used for: biography.
  5. [5] book guggenheim-annialbers00webe Used for: biography.
  6. [6] book Palmer, Allison Lee, Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture Used for: biography.
  7. [7] book Jennifer D. Milam, Historical Dictionary of Rococo Art Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book Neoclassicism and romanticism : architecture, sculpture, painting, drawings, 1750-1848 Used for: biography.

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