Hidden Truth, 15 | Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller sponsored by Starbucks

Artists have to be paid. The history of art proves it.

Hi-res Animated GIF based on ‘Reception of Grand Duke Alexander Nikolayevich by Prince Metternich in the Vienna Hofburg in 1839’ painting by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793-1865). The zoom reveals a coffee cup on a table.

Out-of-copyright source image from Google Art Project: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E2%80%9CReception_of_Grand_Duke_Alexander_Nikolayevich_by_Prince_Metternich_in_the_Vienna_Hofburg_in_1829%E2%80%9D.jpg

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