About the museum
The story of the Belvedere
The Belvedere is a pair of Baroque palaces built in Vienna for Prince Eugene of Savoy in the early eighteenth century. Today the Upper Belvedere holds the national collection of Austrian art.
It is home to the world's largest collection of Gustav Klimt paintings, together with Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka and French Impressionist works.
The collection
The Upper Belvedere presents Austrian art from the Middle Ages to the present, but its main draw is Vienna around 1900. Its Klimt collection includes The Kiss and Judith, and Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka are shown in depth.
It also holds Baroque painting by Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Biedermeier works by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, and French masters such as Monet, Renoir and Van Gogh, as well as David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps.
At ArtLogia you can order 43 of its paintings as hand-painted reproductions, by 22 artists led by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Caspar David Friedrich.
- paintings to order
- 43
- artists
- 22
- art movements
- 9
- years covered
- 1465–1918
The building
Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt built the Lower Belvedere (1712–16) and the Upper Belvedere (1717–23) as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy. The two palaces are joined by a terraced Baroque garden with fountains and sculptures.
Masterpieces to see
The KissGustav Klimt, 1907–1908 · Hand-painted reproduction available
Judith and the Head of HolofernesGiorgione, 1504 · Hand-painted reproduction available
Napoleon Crossing the AlpsJacques-Louis David, 2023 · Hand-painted reproduction available
Death and the MaidenEgon Schiele, 1915 · Hand-painted reproduction available
Planning a visit
The Kiss hangs in the Upper Belvedere; walk down through the formal gardens to the Lower Belvedere afterwards.
