01 Painting, The Art of War, Leander Russ' The Turks Storm the Lion's Bastion, with Footnotes

Leander Russ, 1809-1864

The Turks Storm the Lion's Bastion, c. 1837

Oil on canvas

207 x 285 cms | 81 1/4 x 112 ins

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien | Austria

The Battle of Kahlenberg on September 12, 1683 ended the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna . A German - Polish relief army under the leadership of the Polish King John III. Sobieski defeated the Ottoman army . The defeat marked the beginning of the end of Turkish hegemonic politics . On the Christian side, the combined infantry and artillery of the alliance of Austria , Saxony , Bavaria , Baden and the Papal States as well as the Polish cavalry fought. More the battle

Leander Russ (25 November 1809, Vienna - 8 March 1864, Vienna) was an Austrian painter.

His father was the painter, Karl Russ. His sister, Clementine (1807–1869), also became an artist. After receiving his first art lessons at home, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, from 1823 to 1828, where he studied with Karl Gsellhofer and Josef Redl.

In 1828, he was awarded the Academy's Gundel-Prize for excellence and began participating in its exhibitions. In 1833, following study trips to Munich and Rome, he accompanied the diplomat, Anton von Prokesch-Osten, on a trip to the Middle East, which had a profound influence on his work. After 1841, he created numerous kaleidoscope images for Emperor Ferdinand I. He became a member of the Academy in 1848.

Portraits, historical scenes and genre works constitute the majority of his oeuvre. Watercolors were his favorite medium. His kaleidoscopic pictures gained wide popularity. Many of his works are of an Orientalist nature. More on Leander Russ

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