# Battle of the Cimbrians

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RAHL, Carl](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rahl-carl-r944635985a71d6>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 77 x 142 cm

## Commentary

Carl Rahl was an Austrian painter who had an important impact on Viennese art in the mid-nineteenth century which aspired to instigate a new monumental art after the intimacy of the Nazarenes. This canvas is a sketch for a large composition which recalls the battle pieces by Giulio Romano.

## Related artworks

- [Self-Portrait](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rahl-carl-r944635985a71d6/self-portrait-r02f3874087f399>)

## Attribution

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