Congress of Vienna

Peter Shaffer’s 1984 film Amadeus is the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told from the perspective of his peer, so called friend, and rival Antonio Salieri. The movie begins with a man yelling Mozart 's names and saying that he killed him, we soon learn that the man is none other than Antonio Salieri and he is attempting to commit suicide. This act lands him in an insane asylum, where he is then interrogated by Father Vogler a priest who gets Salieri to tell him what he meant by he killed…

Fear and Self-Loathing in Egon Schiele 's Work Egon Schiele was 20th century Austrian painter, known mostly for his erotic portraits of women and his tortured self-portraits, but he also did landscape painting and photography. It would be easy to assume that Egon Schiele was conceited and arrogant by looking at his self-portraits, because he would paint himself as a haloed visionary sent on earth to reveal the truth about sexuality (Izenberg 475) or draw erotic portraits of himself. It is,…

It was very discouraging to him that he was not accepted but, he did not want to give up on art. Hitler decided to stay in Vienna and work as a struggling painter. Hitler created several pieces of painting’s while there. While in Vienna, people believed that this is where Hitler started to become anti-Semitism. It was very common among Austrians to have resentment and dislike of Jews, “He read voraciously, developing anti-Jewish…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s full name was Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, he was born January 27, 1756, in Salzburg Austria, and he died on December 5, 1791 in Vienna, Austria. As an Austrian composer he was well known as one of the best in the history of Western music. Along with very few composers, Mozart dabble and composed in every single genre of music and was successful in all of them. The way he created his music, his taste and original ideas make him one of the made him one of…

his father dead, Hitler thought he did not have to follow his mother’s instructions or rules, and often dressed like a gentleman and strolled the city streets with an ivory cane. After years of being a decent artist, he decided to try to pass the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts’ drawing test. The results came back, and Hitler was not accepted into the Academy. He was told that he had neither any appreciation for the human form nor creativity. This rejection from his dream school may have started his…

of the need or hunger. Though, Mozart counted only on his talent. He was full of energy and hope. Vein. The Last Period of Life and Creativity. In 1781, Mozart moved to Vienna, where he lived until his death. On demand of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Mozart wrote the comic opera “The Abduction from the Seraglio.” At that time in Vienna, as well as in other cities in Austria, Italian music was hardly implanted. It was contrary to the popular tastes, but adored by the court. Therefore, Mozart…

Gender is a social and cultural conception of being male or female. The presentation of gender in art often depicts the divide between the social and sexual identification of being masculine and feminine. The roles of males and females have been contested throughout history and has been prominent subject of experimentation in the arts. Although contemporary artworks play a crucial role in advancing the equality of women in society, artworks, especially that of Gustav Klimt, in the past have…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Vienna on January 27, 1756. He was born to a mother, father, and sister. There were more children, but no one lived past childhood. Wolfgang was a determined and musically smart little boy. He knew what he was doing behind a set of piano keys. He was a prodigy to say the least. He accomplished more in a lifetime then most could in two lifetimes. Over the course of his thirty-five years on earth he composed around 600 compositions. Mozart’s family…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg Austria. Mozart was the son of Leopold and Maria Pertl Mozart. He was an influential part of the Classical era, he influenced Beethoven. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a famous composer of the Baroque period. As a 3 year old Mozart learned to play the piano by watching his father teach his sister to play the piano.At the age of 6 Mozart, a child prodigy, went on tour. The time period that Mozart played in was during the transitional…

Wolfgang Puck Wolfgang Johannes Puck was born on July 8, 1949. He was born in the city of Sank Veit an der Glan, Carinthia, Austria. Wolfgang has made many appearances on tv, although his most consistent is on his tv show Cooking Classes With Wolfgang Puck on The Food Network. Wolfgang Puck was introduced to cooking from his mom’s side of his family. His mother was a chef in an Austrian town where they had lived. Later with his mother’s encouragement he began to cook and began formal training at…