Upper Belvedere
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Upper Belvedere

Klimt's The Kiss and Judith, Schiele, Messerschmidt's Character Heads and David's Napoleon, in Prince Eugene's Baroque palace, section by section, at your own pace.

3 floors12 rooms100+ piecesabout an hour of stories
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60 minThe Upper Belvedere in an HourTen stops, floor by floor: Cranach, David's Napoleon, a Waldmüller wedding, a Messerschmidt head, Klimt's Judith and The Kiss, Van Gogh, and Schiele and Gerstl upstairs.10 pieces · 3 floors120 minFive Hundred Years in Two HoursFloor by floor, from a carved altar of the 1440s and Cranach to Napoleon and the Biedermeier, Prince Eugene and Messerschmidt's heads, Klimt's gold, then Schiele, Gerstl and the 1920s.26 pieces · 3 floors60 minKlimt, Schiele and Vienna 1900Klimt's gold and his portraits of women, then the young painters who came after him: Judith, Sonja Knips, The Kiss and the Attersee, then Schiele's Family, Gerstl's laugh and Kokoschka.15 pieces · 2 floors50 minFaces, Animals and Small WondersFor sharp eyes and young ones: a painter's honest face from about 1490, four vultures from Prince Eugene's zoo, heads pulling impossible faces, a boy and a big dog, a balloon seller and an umbrella covered in sponges.12 pieces · 3 floorsP50 minPrince Eugene's Palace of DisplayAtlases that began as a repair, a painted dawn, Alexander on the stairs, the Marble Hall where Austria signed its freedom, and the city view Bellotto painted.9 pieces · 2 floors

Don't miss

The KissThe KissLevel 1
JudithJudithLevel 1
The Family (Squatting Couple)The Family (Squatting Couple)Level 2
SThe Simpleton (Character Head No. 17)Level 1
Napoleon at the Great St Bernard PassNapoleon at the Great St Bernard PassLevel 1
Fritza RiedlerFritza RiedlerLevel 1

From the outside

Upper Belvedere: the south front of the Upper Belvedere across the pond and the flower beds
the south front of the Upper Belvedere across the pond and the flower beds
Upper Belvedere: the garden front of the Upper Belvedere above the terraces and the cascade steps
the garden front of the Upper Belvedere above the terraces and the cascade steps
Upper Belvedere: the central bay and the stepped green roofs of the Upper Belvedere
the central bay and the stepped green roofs of the Upper Belvedere
Upper Belvedere: a corner pavilion of the Upper Belvedere with its domed roof and a rearing horse in stone
a corner pavilion of the Upper Belvedere with its domed roof and a rearing horse in stone
Upper Belvedere: the view from the Upper Belvedere down the garden to St Stephen's and the city
the view from the Upper Belvedere down the garden to St Stephen's and the city
Upper Belvedere: the garden and the city through a window of the Upper Belvedere
the garden and the city through a window of the Upper Belvedere

The building

2Second floorEmerging Modernism, 1900 to 1920Avant-gardes, 1920s to 1970s
1First floorThe Marble HallVienna 1900: The KissVienna 1900Neoclassicism to Biedermeier, 1800 to 1865Baroque, 1600 to 1800Messerschmidt's Character Heads
0Ground floorSala TerrenaThe garden frontMiddle Ages to Renaissance, 1200 to 1600Changing displays
Photo credits (84)
  • Upper Belvedere: Ivan Dražić, Pexels License
  • Upper Belvedere, the south front of the Upper Belvedere across the pond and the flower beds: Alessio Medini, Pexels License
  • Upper Belvedere, the garden front of the Upper Belvedere above the terraces and the cascade steps: Mihai Vlasceanu, Pexels License
  • Upper Belvedere, the central bay and the stepped green roofs of the Upper Belvedere: Mihai Vlasceanu, Pexels License
  • Upper Belvedere, a corner pavilion of the Upper Belvedere with its domed roof and a rearing horse in stone: Similar Mornings, Pexels License
  • Upper Belvedere, the view from the Upper Belvedere down the garden to St Stephen's and the city: Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz, Pexels License
  • Upper Belvedere, the garden and the city through a window of the Upper Belvedere: Karol Wiśniewski, Pexels License
  • Middle Ages to Renaissance, 1200 to 1600: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Vienna 1900: The Kiss: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Vienna 1900: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Neoclassicism to Biedermeier, 1800 to 1865: Friedrich von Amerling, Public domain
  • Baroque, 1600 to 1800: Johann Gottfried Auerbach, Public domain
  • Messerschmidt's Character Heads: DALIBRI, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Emerging Modernism, 1900 to 1920: Egon Schiele, Public domain
  • Avant-gardes, 1920s to 1970s: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Public domain
  • The Kiss: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Judith: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • The Family (Squatting Couple): Egon Schiele, Public domain
  • Napoleon at the Great St Bernard Pass: Jacques Louis David, Public domain
  • Fritza Riedler: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Death and the Maiden: Egon Schiele, Public domain
  • The Plain of Auvers: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain
  • Lower Austrian Country Wedding: Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Public domain
  • The Stigmatisation of St Francis: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait, Laughing: Richard Gerstl, Public domain
  • Sonja Knips: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Rocky Landscape in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains: Caspar David Friedrich, Public domain
  • Flowering Poppies: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Four Vultures of Different Kinds: Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton, Public domain
  • Portrait of the Painter Jobst Seyfrid: Rueland Frueauf the Elder, Public domain
  • Crucifixion: Conrad Laib, Public domain
  • The Betrothal of Mary: Michael Pacher, Public domain
  • Enthroned St Blaise: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Winged Altarpiece of St Catherine (the 'Song of Songs Altarpiece'): Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The Legend of Susanna: Urban Görtschacher, Public domain
  • The Flagellation of Christ: Michael Pacher, Public domain
  • St Lawrence before the Emperor Decius: Michael Pacher, Public domain
  • Adoration of the Magi: Master of the Schotten Altarpiece, Public domain
  • Adoration of the Magi (with the Austrian Shield): Master of the Adoration with the Bindenschild, Public domain
  • The Wiener Neustadt Madonna: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Adam and Eve: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Schloss Kammer on Lake Attersee III: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • The Chef (Le Père Paul): Claude Monet, Public domain
  • The Evil Mothers: Giovanni Segantini, Public domain
  • Magdalena Plach: Hans Makart, Public domain
  • The Five Senses: Sight: Hans Makart, Public domain
  • Portrait of a Woman: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Amalie Zuckerkandl: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Johanna Staude: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • The Bride: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Sunflower: Gustav Klimt, Public domain
  • Arrival of a Train at Vienna Northwestern Station: Karl Karger, Public domain
  • The Militiaman's Departure: Johann Peter Krafft, Public domain
  • The Poor Officer's Widow: Peter Fendi, Public domain
  • Wine, Women and Song: Josef Danhauser, Public domain
  • The Distraint: Peter Fendi, Public domain
  • Exhausted Strength: Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Public domain
  • Count Moritz Christian Fries with his Wife and Son: François Gérard, Public domain
  • Girl in Front of the Lottery: Peter Fendi, Public domain
  • The Grossglockner with the Pasterze Glacier: Thomas Ender, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait at the Easel: Johann Kupetzky (Jan Kupecký), Public domain
  • Franz Anton Mesmer: DALIBRI, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • John Simpson, Father of Maria Susanna, Lady Ravensworth: Angelika Kauffmann, Public domain
  • Field Marshal Joseph Wenzel, Prince Liechtenstein: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Still Life with Basket of Apples: Anna Maria Punz, Public domain
  • Cats and Fish: Martin Ferdinand Quadal, Public domain
  • The Fall of Simon Magus: Paul Troger, Public domain
  • A Hanged Man (Character Head No. 25): Ирина Шатова (Irina Shatova), CC BY-SA 4.0
  • An Arch-Rascal (Character Head No. 33): DALIBRI, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • A Haggard Old Man with Aching Eyes (Character Head No. 15): DALIBRI, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • The Embrace: Egon Schiele, Public domain
  • Eduard Kosmack: Egon Schiele, Public domain
  • The Sisters Karoline and Pauline Fey: Richard Gerstl, Public domain
  • Path in Monet's Garden in Giverny: Claude Monet, Public domain
  • House Wall (Windows): Egon Schiele, Public domain
  • Victor Ritter von Bauer: Egon Schiele, Public domain
  • Men on the Seashore: Edvard Munch, Public domain
  • Standing Youth: Koloman Moser, Public domain
  • Emotion: Ferdinand Hodler, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait: Alexej von Jawlensky, Public domain
  • Landscape with Little Church: Bohumil Kubišta, Public domain
  • Reclining Woman with Book and Irises: Max Beckmann, Public domain
  • Still Life with Chrysanthemums and Amaryllis: Lovis Corinth, Public domain
  • Kneeling Narcissus: Anton Kolig, Public domain

An independent audio guide by Roamer, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Upper Belvedere. Museum admission is separate. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr and Pexels contributors under open licences; credits on each piece.

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