Image:Empress Elisabeth of Austria-2.jpg

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Elisabeth of Bavaria, Empress of Austria (1865), oil on canvas, drawn at the Hofburg Palace and now on display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. This portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter presents the empress in a romantic fashion enhancing her reputation as one of the great beauties of her time. The empress appears in a sensual pose with naked shoulders and turning her head towards the viewer. She is wearing a white satin and tulle dress dotted with silver foil stars and with diamond stars in her hair. This portrait is one of Empress Elisabeth most iconic representation and one of Winterhalter's best known works.

Source

• Original: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
• Reproduction: Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Wikimedia Commons: Elisabeth of Bavaria, Empress of Austria (1865).

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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less.

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