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The imperial summer residence Schloss Hof, courtyard

Bernardo Bellotto

Bernardo Bellotto,, was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching famous for his vedute of European cities.

Max Resolution:4096×2379 PX

Title:The imperial summer residence Schloss Hof, courtyard

Artists:Bernardo Bellotto

Date:1758; Austria

Style:Rococo

Genre:cityscape

Medium:oil,canvas

Location:Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Dimensions:136×237 cm

Copyright:Public domain




Schloss Hof is a palace located in Marchfeld, Austria near the border of Slovakia. It once belonged to Prince Eugene of Savoy who purchased it late in his life in 1726. He had it enlarged in the Baroque style by the architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt in 1729, and used it as an elaborate hunting lodge. He left it to a niece in his will, and it was later purchased by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and became part of the imperial estates.


The Castle of Schloss Hof became the main motive of one of the most famous silver collectors coins: the Castle of Schlosshof coin. This coin was issued honouring the castle with the obverse side showing a view of the castle from the terraced garden side.


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