| Maria Theresa and the Arts Contributor(s): Rollig, Stella (Editor), Lechner, Georg (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3777429236 ISBN-13: 9783777429236 Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.7" W x 11.2" (2.15 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Empress Maria Theresa pursued a singular approach when it came to cultural policy. She sought reform not only in education, but also in the field of art, and commissioned a wealth of works from painters, sculptors, and other artists in Austria and abroad. These reform efforts brought about an upswing in portrait and landscape painting, ceiling frescoes, allegorical works, and sculpture, leading to the international consolidation of the newly formed House of Habsburg-Lorraine, as well as a plethora of baroque masterpieces. This lavishly illustrated volume celebrates the three-hundredth anniversary of Maria Theresa's birth and her life's passion for the fine arts, the traces of which persist to this day in the countries of the former Habsburg Monarchy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rollig, Stella: - Stella Rollig is the director of the Museum Belvedere in Vienna. Lechner, Georg: - Georg Lechner is a curator for the baroque collection of the Museum Belvedere in Vienna. |
