Vienna

The Congress of Vienna was an international peace conference for the countries of Europe. The goals of the Congress of Vienna were to have peace throughout Europe and have no wars or fights. The Congress was formed because there had been many wars in the past. The Congress of Vienna was made mostly of conservatives, but had some liberals as well. Some of the influential leaders were Czar Alexander I of Russia, King Frederick William III of Prussia, Lord Castlereagh who was the British foreign minister, and Prince Klemens von Metternich who was the Austrian foreign minister. The Congress of Vienna attained peace in Europe by doing a number of things. One way they attained this is using legitimacy, which is restoring the royal families to their throne. One example is that the Congress recognized Louis XVIII as the legitimate king of France. Another way they attained peace in Europe is restoring the balance of power between the countries in Europe. To do this, they reduced France to its 1790 frontiers, and they strengthened…

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 and antidemocratic convictions, an admiration for the…

The Emperor calls Salieri the “brightest star” in Vienna musical life, but this does not satisfy Salieri. Deep down inside he knows that Mozart is greater and more talented. This makes Salieri hate Mozart, if the truth were told Mozart is a brightest star and better composer. Plus, he did not have to work to achieve greatness. He considered Mozart a vulgar man who enjoys going on adventures and breaking the rules. It is for this reason the Salieri sees Mozart as unworthy of his…

man all I can. Amen and amen” (IMSDb). Not long after we see Salieri’s father die and Salieri takes it as a sign and begins to fulfill his pledge to God. There is then a time jump and we find ourselves observing an older Salieri. Salieri, now has made somewhat a name for himself in the city of Vienna, which is referred to as the “city of musicians”. Salieri is the court composer for Holy Roman Emperor Joseph 2nd, and he seems okay with the way his life is going and feels that his God has…

Stephan Zweig 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…

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 from Baroque music and other artists he…

Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt was born on July 14, 1862, on the outer part of Vienna, Austria. The son of Ernst and Anna Klimt. Ernst was a broke struggling gold engraver and Anna was musically talented, but had never wanted to become a professional artist. Gustav became very gifted at a young age. He went to Vienna School of Art and Crafts on a full scholarship. The school did not care that he was from a poor home and that he was young. Klimt used his time wisely at the school and focused on…

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…

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,…

advancing the equality of women in society, artworks, especially that of Gustav Klimt, in the past have portrayed women within a constrained niche. Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter that lived during the late 17th century and the early 18th century. Born to a gold engraver and a novice musical performer, he exhibited artistic talent early on in his childhood and was encouraged by his father to pursue an education in the arts. Although Klimt grew up in very destitute conditions, his…