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Treasures of the Habsburgs masterpieces of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien
Author: Treasures of the Habsburgs
Author: Sabine HaagPublisher:
ISBN: 9780500516805
Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The House of Habsburg was one of the wealthiest dynasties in Europe, and many of its members were also great collectors and patrons of the arts. Their love of magnificence is reflected in the quality and diversity of the objects in Viennas Kunstkammer, one of the most important collections of decorative arts in the world. This book features around 150 of the masterpieces from the Habsburg collections, ranging from sublime works of sculpture and fine metalwork to exotic objects fashioned from ostrich eggs, nautilus shells, rhinoceros horns and sharks teeth. Alongside the Saliera, Benvenuto Cellinis famous golden salt cellar, and the High Gothic sculpture known as the Krumau Madonna, are extraordinarily delicate works carved from ivory, gorgeous tapestries and mechanical marvels. The emperors, princes and archdukes who shaped these collections wanted not only to create a sense of wonder in all who gazed upon them but also to symbolize their own dominion over the world. Filled with lavish photographs and fascinating insights, this is a worthy tribute to the Habsburgs and their lasting artistic legacy.
Habsburg Splendor
Author: Kunsthistorisches Museum WienPublisher: Museum of Fine Arts (Houston)
ISBN: 9780300210866
Category : ART
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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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)
Habsburg Treasures
Author: Sabine HaagPublisher: Vendome Press
ISBN: 9780865652989
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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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.
Imperial Treasures
Author: Manfed SellinkPublisher: Lannoo Publishers
ISBN: 9789020962024
Category : Painting, Flemish
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Gemäldegalerie of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna possesses one of the most important collections of old masters in the world. These great works of art were gradually collected through the centuries by the archdukes of Austria and the later emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. Following the marriage in 1477 between Mary of Burgundy and Maximilian of Austria, there were close links between the ruling house of Habsburg and the Low Countries, a situation which continued until the end of the Ancien Regime in 1789. In a series of essays by leading scholars, this book explores the history of the collection and the emergence of the various pictorial genres. The exceptionally early development of history, portrait, landscape and genre painting in the Low Countries laid the foundations for the unprecedented flowering of both Flemish and Dutch painting in the 17th century. Vienna has agreed to lend an outstanding selection of 54 top works, all dating from the 15th and 16th centuries and all originating from the Southern Netherlands. For a period of three months (from October 5th 2011 until January 15th 2012) paintings by Jan van Eyck, Hugo van der Goes, Hans Memling, Gerard David, Michiel Sittow, Juan de Flandes, Jan Gossaert, Joos van Cleve, Joachim Patinir, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder and other masters will supplement the already impressive collection of the Groeninge Museum in Bruges. This is the official catalogue of the event. ILLUSTRATIONS: 150 colour illustrations
Masterpieces of the Imperial Secular Treasury Vienna
Author: Kunstihistorisches Museum (Wien).Publisher:
ISBN: 9783990200490
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 207
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Masterpieces of the Kunstkammer Vienna
Author: Kunstihistorisches Museum (Wien).Publisher:
ISBN: 9783990200377
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Paintings from the Hapsburg Collection in the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
Author: Art Treasures from Vienna
Author: Kunsthistorisches Museum WienPublisher:
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Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Kunsthistoriches Museum Vienna
Author: Sabine HaagPublisher:
ISBN: 9781857597233
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna ranks among the most important European museum buildings of the 19th century. Built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city, it was intended to unite and represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries. Its collections consist of Greek and Roman antiquities; Egyptian and Near East collections which include masterpieces of sculpture such as the Reserve Head from Giza; a picture collection developed from the art holdings of the House of Habsburg and recognised as one of the largest and most important of its kind in the world: sculpture and decorative arts, including the famous Saliera by Benvenuto Cellini; and a coin collection that is ranked one of the largest and most important in the world. Sabine Haag has selected personal highlights from across the collections of this exceptional museum. AUTHOR: Sabine Haag has been General Director of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, with its associated institutions, the Museum of Ethnology and the Austrian Theatre Museum, since January 2009. SELLING POINTS: *Director's Choice is a new series which introduces great art and heritage collections through the personal selections of the Director. These books reveal the Directors' unique insight into their chosen works and the reasons for their choices ILLUSTRATIONS: 50 colour