Egon Schiele

Bearded Man with Loincloth, ca. 1909 Albertina, Vienna.

Schiele's 1909-10 postcard designs anticipate several of his later allegorical concerns, such as the concept of the artist
as a holy figure.

Child with Halo in a Field of Flowers, ca. 1909, Albertina, Vienna
The " Holy Child, " Symbolizing the creative spirit, reappears in the later paintings
" Birth of Genius " and " Dead Mother "