Children at a Window

Around 1853, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller painted this scene of children at a window with the precise detail and warm sentiment characteristic of Biedermeier painting. Light falls across the figures, creating an atmosphere of domestic contentment.

Waldmüller was Austria's leading painter of the Biedermeier period, known for portraits and genre scenes. His careful observation of light anticipated later developments in painting. The work is at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna.