Content Creation & Fine Art Photography
Content Creation & Fine Art Photography
Here lies Emperor Ferdinand II, scourge of the Protestants, protector of the faith, and – to be honest – a Class A twit. Born in Graz in 1578, Ferdinand II was educated by Jesuits. At that time, Protestantism was the dominant religion in his homeland: “According to later estimates, no
Schloss Mirabell (“Mirabell Palace”) began as a love nest. Originally called Altenau and now known as the “Taj Mahal of Salzburg,” the palace was created by Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau for his mistress, Salomé Alt. He had 15 children with Salomé, an exhausting routine for any monarch but
This statue rears its head in the center of the Karajan-Platz, an area that once housed the court stables. The handsome water well/pond around it is the work of the busy Baroque artist, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. But the sculpture – the “Horse Tamer” – is courtesy of Michael
Continue readingPferdeschwemme (Horse Well), Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg’s Franciscan Church is a lovely muddle of Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and Neo-Gothic. Like the Dom, it owes its origins to the stalwart work of St. Virgil. Unlike the Dom, it is known as the church of the middle class – the wealthy burghers of Salzburg hired the architect Hans