Aristocracy enjoying itself.

Behind the mask

Austrian painter Peter Fendi (1796-1842) was a respectable artist of the old Viennese art school. He was no innovator, and his paintings were viewed as harmonious and peaceful. Peter Fendi was also in demand as a child portraitist. However, hedonistic dreams throbbed behind the aristocratic mask, which can be seen in Fendi’s series of particularly sexual acrobats.