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With its temporary exhibition on Francis Joseph I, the Belvedere honours an emperor whose unusually long reign was marked by a number of profound political, cultural, and artistic changes. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Francis Joseph’s death, the Belvedere is presenting a selection of portraits of the emperor and his wife, Empress Elizabeth, from its own holdings in a separate room on the 2nd floor of the Upper Belvedere. All of the works acquired during Francis Joseph’s government by the art administration of the state are specially labelled in the Belvedere’s regular …