Congress of Vienna

wrote of the Vienna as “live and let live…poor rich, Chezchs, Germans, Christens, and Jews lived peacefully despite the occasional needling remark.” Zweig’s image of Vienna presented a city of diverse ethnic groups. This multi-culturalism came from the many ethnic associations in the empire. But, Twain in his writing played to a deeply divided and hateful empire. Zweig created Vienna as a place of stability and support. Zweig’s memoir is questionable because of his romantic view of Vienna.…

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, most commonly know as Mozat, was one of the greatest composers of his time. He was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He knew how to play many instuments and began playing for th public ata young age of 6 years old. Mozart composed many works in his time, including symphonies, operas, sonatas, masses, and concertos. Mozart knew how to play many insruments at the age of 6, He may have gotten this talent from his father, Leopold, who was a sucessful…

Gustave Klimt was born in Vienna, Austria in 1862. He is viewed as one of the most influential and cutting- edge artists of his time with memorable pieces such as The Kiss, The Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer, and the Three Ages of Women, as well as his provocative drawings. With his abstract multimedia uses of paint, jewels, and gold leafing, Klimt has created some of the most iconic and controversial pieces in the art community. At the beginning of his career, Klimt stuck to his teachings and…

Inspiration for the Thesis Topic At the middle of this semester, I decided to go back to the point, the Post-Impressionist period, where I started to be interested in Art history in the very beginning. Therefore, I would love to start again with Gustav Klimt, who lived around the same period, but had a distinctively different style in Austria. After talking to Professor Houghteling, I was inspired by the perspective offered by her. Since several well-known works of Gustav Klimt have been…

Embarking on next step of his career, Mozart left for Vienna. In pursuit of earning a living, he gained inspiration and continued to broaden his musical intelligence. “Though he remained equally expert on the harpsichord and organ (even acquiring a post as an organist in Vienna in the last years of his life), once ensconced in Vienna the fortepiano became Mozart's preferred métier (Irving 468)”. His sound remained fluid as he gathered inspiration…

More symphonies and divertimentos followed through the summer of 1773. Then Leopold, seeking again a better situation for his son than the endless tours and performances at the Salzburg court, took his son to Vienna. While Wolfgang did not receive any job offers during his stay in Vienna, he became greatly influenced by the Viennese music. He produced a set of six string quartets in the capital, showing in them his knowledge of Haydn’s recent Opus 20 and a more intellectual approach to the…

“The butcher of Lyon “Klaus Barbie was born On October 25th 1913 in Bad Goldenberg, Germany Klaus Klaus Barbie was the notorious leaders of the SS which stands for the security service ,Klaus Barbie were duty’s to Fight communisms and prosecute the Jewish people in France .Where they used brutal force against them. Back when Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany, many injustices were acceptable While Hitler was in power and millions were victimized. Klaus Barbie has been known for his actions,…

altogether when he was 16. Adolf dreamed of becoming an Artist in the years of his prime. When he was not accepted into the school of arts he went into a deep state of depression and isolated himself from everyone he knew and loved. He had moved to Vienna in 1907 when he was 19 after his mother had died. 1913 When he was only 24 years of age, Hitler went to Munich after World War I started in 1914. As he had received awards for being…

Tanner Harmsen Ms. Bromley October 2, 2016 Artist Essay Paul Klee Paul Klee was a German and Swiss artist best known for his amount of art influenced by expressionism, surrealism, and cubism. Paul Klee was born in Munchenbuchsee, Switzerland, on December 18, 1879. He was involved and influenced by many artistic movements, including cubism, surrealism, and expressionism. He taught in Germany until 1933. His family then fled to Switzerland, where he died on June 29, 1940. In his early life he…

Adolf Hitler On April 20, 1889, Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Austria. His parents were Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl, and he was the fourth of six children born. While growing up, Hitler became interested in the career of fine art. Hitler’s father did not approve of his interest in fine art, so he and his emotionally sharp father often fought. In 1900, Hitler became isolated and quiet after the death of his younger brother, Edmund. By rejecting…