Freelance Copywriting & Original Photography
Freelance Copywriting & Original Photography
Although he never lived to see the Karlskirche finished, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach can’t have been too unhappy. For this is the man who created the Austrian National Library, the Schloss Klessheim, the Winter Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy, and the Collegiate Church in Salzburg. Born in Graz
Carved by the sculptor Lorenzo Mattielli, the columns on either side of the Karlskirche are modeled on Trajan’s Column in Rome. They also echo the columns, Boaz and Jachim, that stood guard at Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. The swirling relief depicts scenes from the life of St. Charles Borromeo, to
In the late 19th century, young artists in Europe were up in arms. Historicism is dead! they cried. Down with stuffy academies! There were Impressionists like Renoir and Monet in Paris, Art Nouveau enthusiasts like Mucha in Prague, and Secessionists in Berlin, Munich, and Vienna. Gustav Klimt was one of
The 3 heads above the door of the Secession building depict the Gorgons of Greek mythology. Like the Jugendstil owls on the facade, these gruesome women are symbols of Pallas Athene and represent the 3 arts: painting, sculpture, and architecture.
