The death of Hector

Kavčič began his training in 1776 at the Vienna Academy and later studied at the Accademia Clementina in Bologna, copying works by Carracci, Guercino and Reni. He moved to Rome in 1781 where he lived and worked alongside Felice Giani with whom he developed an austere aesthetic and simplicity of line. His classicizing drawing style was embraced by the Austrian nobility upon his return to Vienna in 1788.