Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna: The Paintings

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna: The Paintings PDF

Author: Wolfgang Prohaska

Publisher: C.H.Beck

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9783406421761

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"The Paintings Collection (Gemaldegalerie) of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is one of the few truly internationally famous collections of art. Over 160 masterpieces ranging from the 15th to the 18th centuries have been selected for this book and carefully reproduced in colour. Together with art-historical comments they provide a magnificent overview."--BOOK JACKET.

The ancients stole all our great ideas

The ancients stole all our great ideas PDF

Author: Edward Ruscha

Publisher: Walther Konig Verlag

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783863352561

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Museums often ask artists to curate their 'private collections' from their inventory as exhibitions. One is reminded of the famous The Artist Eye series in which Hockney, Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Bridget Riley put together their exhibition, or the historic exhibition Raid the Icebox, which Andy Warhol put together in 1969 from the collection of the Museum of Art of the Rhode Island School of Design.This exhibition and catalogue promise to be just as interesting, as the artist/curator is one of the innovative and international esteemed painters, drawers, photographers, book-makers of our time and the Museum of Art History in Vienna with its Kunstkammer is one of the greatest treasure troves in the world. The only common thread connecting the exhibits is the eye of the artist.Published alongside the exhibition at The Museum of Art History in Vienna (25 September to 2 December 2012).English and German text.

Habsburg Treasures

Habsburg Treasures PDF

Author: Sabine Haag

Publisher: Vendome Press

Published: 2013-09-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780865652989

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Ten years after the tragic theft of Benvenuto Cellini’s masterpiece, a gold and enamel saltcellar, Vienna’s Kunstkammer (Art Room) at the Kunsthistorisches Museum has reopened. Completely renovated, the gallery is once again showcasing the Habsburg dynasty’s exceptional collection of art and wonders. Here is a trove of sculptures and bronzes by such giants as Donatello and Giambologna, the world’s greatest collection of Baroque carved-ivory figures, and glorious Baroque silver goblets and vessels, as well as magically endowed natural wonders, such as ostrich eggs mounted in jewels, gold, and silver gilt. Pride of place is held by the Cellini saltcellar, which was found nearly 3 years after its disappearance in the woods 55 miles north of Vienna, as were the thieves. It had been buried underground and survived in perfect condition. With text by the museum’s director, Sabine Haag, and the curator of the Kunstkammer, Franz Kirchweger, alongside specially commissioned photography, this book celebrates a marvelous collection, at last reunited.

Habsburg Splendor

Habsburg Splendor PDF

Author: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts (Houston)

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780300210866

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This beautiful book tells the fascinating story of the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled most of central Europe, Spain, Belgium, and parts of Italy for nearly 600 years, from the 15th through the 20th century. Charles V (1500-1558) once remarked that the sun never set on the Habsburg Empire, and for most of its history, Vienna served as its capital. The Habsburgs were acclaimed collectors and generous patrons of the arts. Franz Joseph I (1830-1916), the penultimate emperor of the dynasty, created the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna to house the artistic treasures of the empire. Today, this museum possesses one of the most renowned collections in the world of Western art. An extraordinarily wide-ranging survey of the Habsburgs' collections, this volume features classical Greek and Roman works, medieval arms and armor, tapestries, early modern painting and craftwork, ceremonial gilded carriages, and opulent costumes. Together, they reveal the splendor and the spectacle of the Habsburg court. Distributed for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in association with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Exhibition Schedule: Minneapolis Institute of Arts (02/15/15-05/10/15) The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (06/14/15-09/13/15) High Museum of Art (10/18/15-01/17/16)

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