Artwork
Das kaiserliche Lustschloß Schönbrunn, Ehrenhofseite

Das kaiserliche Lustschloß Schönbrunn, Ehrenhofseite is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Bernardo Bellotto. It dates from 1759 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
It captures the historic moment of 16 August 1759 when Empress Maria Theresa received news of the Austrian victory at the Battle of Kunersdorf against Prussia.
The painting shows the courtyard side of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, commissioned after the 1744-1749 renovation by architect Nicolò Pacassi. It captures the historic moment of 16 August 1759 when Empress Maria Theresa received news of the Austrian victory at the Battle of Kunersdorf against Prussia. The work is an oil on canvas cityscape measuring 135 cm by 235 cm and is housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Technique & Style
Bernardo Bellotto executed Das kaiserliche Lustschloß Schönbrunn, Ehrenhofseite in oil paint on canvas. The painting is a cityscape measuring 135 by 235 cm. As a veduta, the work demonstrates Bellotto's meticulous approach to architectural representation, capturing the Schönbrunn Palace following its renovation by Nicolò Pacassi. The composition carefully details the courtyard side of the palace and its surrounding figures, documenting the historic moment when Empress Maria Theresa received news of the Austrian victory at the Battle of Kunersdorf on August 16, 1759.
History & Provenance
The painting was produced by Bernardo Bellotto in 1759-1760, with the inception recorded as 1759. It depicts Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna following the renovation carried out between 1744 and 1749 by Nicolò Pacassi. The work captures the courtyard facade of the palace on a specific historical occasion: August 16, 1759, when Empress Maria Theresa received news of the Austrian army's victory over the Prussians at the Battle of Kunersdorf. The sources do not specify who commissioned the canvas or trace any earlier ownership before it entered the Kunsthistorisches Museum, where it is currently held. Measuring 135 × 235 cm and executed in oil on canvas, the painting is preserved in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. The painting Das kaiserliche Lustschloß Schönbrunn, Ehrenhofseite is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. Created by Bernardo Bellotto between 1759 and 1760, the oil on canvas work measures 135 cm by 235 cm. The piece depicts Schönbrunn Palace following renovations executed by Nicolò Pacassi in the mid-18th century. While the work is documented as part of the museum's holdings, the provided sources do not list a specific inventory number or detail any past exhibition history for this artwork.
Artist & collection
Artist
Bernardo Bellotto, was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching famous for his vedute of European cities – Dresden, Vienna, Turin, and Warsaw.

















