Idealisierte "Totenmaske" von Kaiserin Elisabeth

Color

• #989898
• #ededed
• #593d1d
• #fee6c7
• #795025
• #fecea4

Artists/Producer

Name	Role
Willy (Wilhelm) Kauer (1898—1976)	Artist

Inventory number

165681/1

Classification

1. scultures, object art, lapidarium
2. castings
3. death masks

Date

• around 1950 questionable

Material

• gypsum

Dimensions

• Höhe 19 cm
• Breite 15,5 cm

Literature

• Elisabeth von Österreich, 1986, S. 338, Abb. S. 343, Kat.-Nr. 20/12

Themes

• Disease and Death
• Habsburger
• Fine Arts

Subjects

• death-mask
• woman
• ruler, sovereign
• portrait
• queen; empress
• Elisabeth von Österreich-Ungarn
• historical events and situations; historical persons
• historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) - BB - woman

Iconclass Codes

• 42E17
• 44B1
• 61BB2(ELISABETH, von Österreich-Ungarn)
• 61
• 61BB

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