
Habsburg Splendor
Masterpieces from Vienna's Imperial Collections at the Kunsthistorisches Museum
Monica Kurzel-Runtscheiner(Editor)
Yale University Press
Published on 24. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-300-21086-6 (ISBN)
Description
This beautiful book tells the fascinating story of the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled most of central Europe, Spain, Belgium, and parts of Italy for nearly 600 years, from the 15th through the 20th century. Charles V (1500-1558) once remarked that the sun never set on the Habsburg Empire, and for most of its history, Vienna served as its capital. The Habsburgs were acclaimed collectors and generous patrons of the arts. Franz Joseph I (1830-1916), the penultimate emperor of the dynasty, created the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna to house the artistic treasures of the empire. Today, this museum possesses one of the most renowned collections in the world of Western art. An extraordinarily wide-ranging survey of the Habsburgs' collections, this volume features classical Greek and Roman works, medieval arms and armor, tapestries, early modern painting and craftwork, ceremonial gilded carriages, and opulent costumes. Together, they reveal the splendor and the spectacle of the Habsburg court.
Distributed for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in association with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Exhibition Schedule:
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
(02/15/15-05/10/15)
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
(06/14/15-09/13/15)
High Museum of Art
(10/18/15-01/17/16)
Distributed for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in association with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Exhibition Schedule:
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
(02/15/15-05/10/15)
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
(06/14/15-09/13/15)
High Museum of Art
(10/18/15-01/17/16)
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
185 color + 10 b-w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 305 mm
Width: 254 mm
Weight
1669 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-21086-6 (9780300210866)
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Persons
Monica Kurzel-Runtscheiner is director of the Imperial Carriage Museum, Vienna. Franz Pichorner is deputy director and Stefan Krause is curator of arms and armor, both at the Kunsthistorisches Museum.