Vienna. Belvedere
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Vienna. Belvedere
249.99 €
159.99 €
The book introduces readers to Vienna's Belvedere Gallery. Its history began with the collection of paintings of Empress Maria Theresa. In the late 1770s, Maria Theresa's son Emperor Joseph II decided to move most of the imperial collection from the Hofburg to the Upper Belvedere and ordered a catalog of the artworks in the palace. The Belvedere became one of the first imperial museums in Europe open to the public.
Over the course of several centuries, the museum's holdings were constantly added to, and it became a unique treasury of Western European paintings. Along with the paintings of outstanding masters of the XV-XVIII centuries, such as Michael Pacher, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Martin van Meijtens, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Angelika Kaufmann and others, the works of famous artists of the second half of the XIX - early XX centuries are presented here. A special place in the Belvedere space is given to the works of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and other artists of the Viennese Secession - representatives of the independent Austrian school of painting, which, having experienced several upsurge during the century, reached its peak at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. Today the Austrian Gallery Belvedere has a vast collection and an impressive complex of buildings designed to represent it. The museum's large-scale diverse collection has also determined the structure of this book, which is divided into two main sections. The first part of the album includes works of Western European painting of the XV-XVIII centuries, and the second, much larger section is devoted to artists of the XIX-XX centuries.
Over the course of several centuries, the museum's holdings were constantly added to, and it became a unique treasury of Western European paintings. Along with the paintings of outstanding masters of the XV-XVIII centuries, such as Michael Pacher, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Martin van Meijtens, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Angelika Kaufmann and others, the works of famous artists of the second half of the XIX - early XX centuries are presented here. A special place in the Belvedere space is given to the works of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and other artists of the Viennese Secession - representatives of the independent Austrian school of painting, which, having experienced several upsurge during the century, reached its peak at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. Today the Austrian Gallery Belvedere has a vast collection and an impressive complex of buildings designed to represent it. The museum's large-scale diverse collection has also determined the structure of this book, which is divided into two main sections. The first part of the album includes works of Western European painting of the XV-XVIII centuries, and the second, much larger section is devoted to artists of the XIX-XX centuries.
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- All books by the publisher
- All books in the series Great museums of the world