Kunsthistorisches Museum: History, Architecture, Decoration [Hardcover] Haag, Sabine and Bischoff, C�cilia

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Product Overview

The magnificent building on Vienna’s Ringstrasse which was opened in 1891 is
at once one of the most important examples of museum architecture in Europe
and an outstanding document of the Habsburg dynasty’s imperial self-
representation. This new monograph on the history, architecture and decoration
of Kunsthistorisches Museum presents the building’s wealth of painted,
sculptural and architectonic decoration vividly and with methodic attention to
detail. The work includes a brief review of the historical development of
museums, construction of the Ringstrasse from 1857, and plans for the
Kaiserforum or Imperial Forum. It is also recounts the story of the stormy
relationship between the architects Gottfried Semper and Carl von Hasenauer in
their quest for a common artistic statement. Extraordinary and, in large part,
new photographic material makes the book an excellent practical guide and
equally allows the armchair visitor to experience the museum in all its
splendour. Read more