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Boy and Girl with Sheep and Goats
Boy and Girl with Sheep and Goats is an oil painting by the Biedermeier artist Leopold Brunner. It dates from 1849 and is held in the collection of the Belvedere.
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Subject & Meaning
The subject matter focuses on the interaction between the children and the livestock, presenting a straightforward representation of agricultural life.
Leopold Brunner's 1849 oil painting depicts a pastoral scene featuring a boy and a girl accompanied by sheep, goats, and a ram. The composition situates these figures within a rural landscape characterized by grass, trees, and a bridge. The subject matter focuses on the interaction between the children and the livestock, presenting a straightforward representation of agricultural life.
The work captures a moment of coexistence between the human figures and the animals in a natural setting, emphasizing themes of simplicity and rural existence without additional allegorical context provided in the sources.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1849, this work is an oil painting applied to a canvas support. The composition features a rural scene depicting a boy and a girl accompanied by sheep, goats, and a ram within a landscape setting that includes a bridge, trees, and grass. The physical dimensions of the piece are recorded as 43.5 cm in height and 53 cm in width.
Created by Leopold Brunner, the artwork utilizes traditional oil paint as its primary medium to render the figures and animals.
History & Provenance
Painted in 1849, the work is an oil on canvas measuring 43.5 cm by 53 cm. It was executed by Leopold Brunner, who specialized in genre scenes featuring children and livestock. The painting entered the holdings of the Belvedere, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, where it remains part of the museum’s collection. Its creation reflects the mid‑19th‑century Austrian interest in pastoral subjects and domestic genre imagery.
The provenance traces the work from its completion to its acquisition by the Belvedere, where it has been displayed as part of the permanent exhibition. No earlier owners or sales are documented in the available records.
Boy and Girl with Sheep and Goats is held in the collection of the Belvedere in Vienna, according to the Wikidata record for the work, which also associates it with the Kunsthistorisches Museum. The painting is catalogued as an oil on canvas measuring 43.5 by 53 cm. No specific inventory or accession number, and no exhibition history, is documented in the available sources.
Overview
Leopold Brunner's 1849 oil painting, Boy and Girl with Sheep and Goats, presents a serene pastoral scene. This work, executed in oil, features two young figures accompanied by livestock on a stone bridge, characteristic of a genre scene. It is currently part of the collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, offering a glimpse into 19th-century artistic depictions of everyday life.
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