Belvedere exhibition uncovers overpainted secrets in Lampi family works

The Belvedere museum in Vienna has launched a new exhibition as part of its IN-SIGHT series, showcasing the works of Johann Baptist Lampi the Elder and Johann Baptist Lampi the Younger. The exhibition focuses on two significant artworks: a Neoclassical portrait featuring Caroline and Viktor von Tomatis, created by the elder Lampi, and the younger Lampi's piece titled Sleeping Venus with Cupid in Front of a Mirror. Stella Rollig, the museum's General Director, emphasized that this exhibition explores how the overpainted aspects of these pieces have evolved in their aesthetic and meaning over time.