Allegory on the Fate of Art
by MAULBERTSCH, Franz Anton, Oil on wood, 105 x 72 cm
This painting was Maulbertsch’s reception piece in 1770 for the Engravers’ Academy in Vienna, founded in 1766 by his eventual father-in-law Jacob Schmutzer. The Engravers’ Academy was united with the Academy of Fine Arts in 1772.