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The gallery of paintings of the Academy of the Fine arts of Vienna is essentially visited for its famous altar triptych of the "Last Judgement" by Hieronymus (Jerome) Bosch. This work of 1504 belonged to the archduke Leopold of Austria and became part of the collection of the count Lamberg, founder of this museum. The wings of the triptych open to reveal, from left to right, "Original Sin", "The Last Judgement" and "Hell". Bosch’s pictures have always fascinated viewers; Philip II, king of Spain, collected his works. If in his time Bosch was regarded as the inventor of monsters and chimeras, today his paintings still hold as an intriguing attraction reflecting mysterious practices of the Middle Ages. I was surprised during my last visit at the Prado museum of Madrid to notice that guides stopped their groups in front of the other famous triptych of J. Bosch " The Garden of the Delights " to explain at length its symbolism, while in previous years they would spend more time on Velazquez and other painters of the Spanish school. Jerome Bosch seems a rising star in the world of the fans of the esotericism, the mysteries and the sects. Should we see here a collateral effect of the "Da Vinci Code" esoteric passion? Really, there is nothing esoteric in the gallery of the paintings of the Academy of Vienna. This museum is - still - very quiet and has few visitors. It is a pity because it contains a number of other masterpieces. In front of the Bosch triptych is a magnificent painting of Dieric Bouts "The Coronation of the Virgin". The museum also has beautiful sections of paintings of the German school with Cranach, the Italians, the Flemish baroque with Rubens and a collection of Dutch painters with a magnificent Pieter de Hooch "Family picture in a courtyard in Delft" and a portrait by Rembrandt. The amateurs of Venice will find eight views "veduti" by Guardi.
Open 10 to 18 h. Closed on Monday. Entry 7 €, Reduced price 4 € Address: Akademie der bildenden Künste 1, Schillerplatz 3 Directions: U, Tram, Bus: Karlsplatz Website: www.akademiegalerie.at
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| | | | Jugendstil / Art Nouveau: Anker Clock ( Ankeruhr ) | Tip Rating: | | | | |
In the course of 12 hours, 12 historical figures or pairs of figures - all representative of the history of Vienna - move across the face of the clock , among them Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Joseph Haydn, , Empress Maria Theresa and Prince Eugen of Savoya. At noon, every day, all figures parade accompanied by music from the various eras. Ankeruhr 1, Hoher Markt 10/11 U1, U3: Stephansplatz U1, U4: Schwedenplatz Leave a Comment
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Vienna is rich in architecture from Art Nouveau to the Present. The Tourist Information Offices of Vienna offers a free brochure with more than 100 architecturally interesting buildings and its locations. Besides many well known buildings like the Hundertwasser House or the Karl-Marx-Hof it lists many lesser known buildings. Among them are for example the Bank-Austria-Filiale from the 1970's and the Gasometer from the late 1990's. Website:: http://www.wienarchitektur.at/ Leave a Comment
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| | | | 1. Bezirk / 1st District: Monuments in the city park | Tip Rating: | | | | |
City Park is a spa, a green oasis in the middle of the city, but also, an open-air collection of precious artworks, that reminds at important celebrities of the music lives and the history of Vienna. There, are placed monuments that were realized from famous sculptors, for famous musicians. The monument of Franz Schubert, for example, was realized from the sculptors C. Kundmann and T. Hansen, in the year 1872, and is a donation of the M?nnergesang-Verein (male choir) of Vienna, to the city park. The monuments of Hans Makart, Robert Stolz, Schindler, or Andreas-Zelinka are placed on the avenues of the park. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Vienna, the capital with 23 districts | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a city with 23 districts, that are distributes, one after each other, into a gigantic snail. The first district, the "Innere Stadt" is the kernel of Vienna. From there begins the others 22 district, further. In Vienna, you can really see the history of the country and the world history, interconnected with music and culture, with art and architecture. Throughout Vienna, there are monuments, churches, statues and wells, palaces and museums, old and new constructions, garden, and parks that fit very well together. I will try to show, in my Vienna web page, the most important objectives for everyone district.
There, you find, arranged, and named, the 23 districts of Vienna: 1. Innere Stadt 2. Leopoldstadt 3. Landstraße 4. Wieden 5. Margareten 6. Mariahilf 7. Neubau 8. Josefstadt 9. Alsergrund 10. Favoriten 11. Simmering 12. Meidling 13. Hietzing 14. Penzing 15. Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus 16. Ottakring 17. Hernals 18. Währing 19. Döbling 20. Brigittenau 21. Floridsdorf 22. Donaustadt 23. Liesing Leave a Comment
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