Vienna

A set of three gold-mounted Du Paquier porcelain flasks and an agate cup in a Japanese lacquer box, Vienna, circa 1725-1730. © Galerie Kugel Provenance: -Empress Maria Theresa (1717-80);-Brandýs Castle, Brandýs nad Labem (Brandeis an der Elbe), near Prague, by ca. 1918;-Dr. Quido Szopkó, Southern Slovakia, acquired ca. 1920, thence by descent;-Sold by the descendants of the above after 1993. An inscription at the bottom of this small agate cup contained within the Japanese lacquer casket reads, “de la cassette de... [Lire la suite]

    Cabinet of curiosities arranged by Georg Laue according to historical record, 16th-17th centuries. Mixed media, 62 x 78 cm (24.4 x 30.7 in.). Image courtesy Kunstkammer Georg Laue / Stand 311.         Master of the St Sebastian's Martyrdoms, Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, Vienna, circa 1660. Wood, carved, 20 x 40.5 cm (7.9 x 16 in.). Image courtesy Kunstkammer Georg Laue / Stand 311. Provenance: Karl Rutter collection,... [Lire la suite]

Piece of jewelery in palmette form (brilliant set). Pallard, Jean Jacques (1701-1776) (goldsmith), Geneva / Vienna, 1746. 83 brilliants, gold, silver, brass, steel; 5.7 x 4.5 cm. Green Vault, VIII 22 © Dresden State Art Collections The palmette-like jewel of the brilliant set has lost its true function for over two hundred and thirty years. It originally served as the coulant of a Golden Fleece Order - the slider through which the ribbon was drawn to carry the Order around the neck. This order was completed in... [Lire la suite]

Your Majesty's Poster © KHM-Museumverband  VIENNA.- The Kunsthistorisches Museum’s Coin Collection holds both the largest and by far the most important collection of coins minted under Maria Theresa; it is the best place, and now is the best time, to host an exhibition that presents the monarch’s life in medals to celebrate what would have been her 300th birthday. The exhibition focuses on the most important topoi in Maria Theresa’s private and public life. It presents her in the company of her large... [Lire la suite]

Smoky-quartz goblet, Ottavio Miseroni, Dionysio Miseroni and Master HC, Prague, c. 1620-1628 and Vienna, c.1620-1630 (mounts), smoky-quartz, gilt silver © Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Gold ewer from the toilette set for Emperor Franz I, made by Anton Matthias Domanek (Domanöck), Vienna, c. 1750 © Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Gerhart Frankl, Vienna, April 1936 © Private archive VIENNA.- The Belvedere is devoting the thirteenth Masterpieces in Focus exhibition to the Viennese artist Gerhart Frankl (1901–1965), who, like his idol Paul Cézanne, sought to create something of lasting significance. In 1925 Frankl wrote to his future wife: “I don’t want to be a ‘famous’ man. […] But I do want to be a truly great person. Totally and utterly responsible. That is essential. […] I don’t want to be a firework, but at every moment to have a clear... [Lire la suite]

Jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece 'From Brazilian Yellow Topaz". Pallard, Jean Jacques (Goldsmith), Geneva or Vienna, 1755-1756. Three step-cut topaz, 369 diamonds, gold, silver. Total H 15.2 cm; Order: 10.9 x 8.0 mm; trailer: 4.3 x 4.5 cm. VIII 5. Green Vault © Dresden State Art Collections 2013 Only after Augustus the Strong converted to Catholicism in 1697, paved the way for his inclusion in the oldest and most prestigious Catholic order, the Order of the Golden Fleece. In fact, it was only in 1722 coincided with his... [Lire la suite]

Sarcophagus of Emperor Charles V~ Imperial Crypt, Vienna

Gustav Klimt. Portrait of a Lady with Cape and Hat, 1897-98. Black and red chalk. Albertina, Vienna VIENNA.- It is the 150th anniversary of Gustav Klimt’s birthday that offers the Albertina the occasion to pay tribute to the phenomenal draftsman. The Albertina is in possession of 170 of the artist’s most important drawings, among them sheets from all phases of his production. The presentation highlights Klimt’s unique talent as a draftsman, whose manner of thinking and method of work are immediately evident in his... [Lire la suite]