Introduction to the Lacquer Painting Hall: Maria Theresa's husband died suddenly in 1765. In order to comfort her grief and remember her beloved husband, she specially ordered this hall to be remodeled. It was decorated with lacquer painting panels imported from Beijing and inlaid in mahogany. The middle of the wall is decorated with gilded lace. The two oil paintings on the wall are also the life paintings of Maria Theresa. The middle one is of her husband Franz Stephen, and the other one is of Joseph II and his brother Leo. Opold's portraits were all painted in 1769 by the Italian painter Pompeo Bartoli. Joseph, who faces the audience in the picture, has ascended the throne and become emperor. The book on the table in the picture is Montesquieu's "The Spirit of the Laws", one of the most important documents during the Enlightenment period, and a book that the young emperor was keen on and familiar with. book.

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