Hebe

Hebe

Friedrich von Amerling

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Details

Date
1835
Holding institution
Belvedere, Vienna
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Classical Mythology Both · 99%

    The catalog title identifies the subject as Hebe, and the image shows a classically dressed female figure holding a vessel beneath a prominent eagle, supporting a mythological subject.

  • Hebe is a mythological divine figure, as established by the title; her elevated presentation, antique-style dress, vessel, and eagle reinforce that reading visually.

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    A single standing female figure occupies the central vertical axis and dominates the composition.

  • Animals Visual · 99%

    A large eagle with extended wings occupies much of the upper portion of the composition.

  • Figures in Nature Visual · 94%

    The standing figure is situated outdoors among dark vegetation, open ground, and sky, clearly placing a human figure within a natural landscape.

Visual Qualities

  • Slumped/Draped Visual · 95%

    The extensive red mantle is gathered, wrapped, and allowed to fall in heavy hanging folds around the figure.

  • Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 90%

    The painting uses saturated blue-green, red, ocher, and brown tones, with vivid color contrasts between the sky, drapery, figure, and ground.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Metadata · 99%

    The canonical catalog classifies the work as a painting.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The canonical date is 1835, placing the work in the nineteenth century.

Source & rights

Friedrich von Amerling. https://digital.belvedere.at/objects/550/hebe

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