Vienna

After his father’s death, Hitler moved to Vienna in hopes of attending the Vienna Academy of Art; however, his rejection from both the Academy of Art and the School of Architecture left him lost and unsure. He then turned to the German army, volunteering as a dispatch runner during the First World War. Now that…

lived in a secular family where he celebrated Christmas and most likely identified more with his secular and curious traits than he did with his Jewish or Czech traits. When Lion moved to Jerusalem, he lived in the Arab quarter. As an adult living in Vienna, he raised his kids Christian. This being said, while both the Nazi’s and communists attempted to silence Jindrich Lion, he never was broken down or looking for a hero, like the Israelites were, Jindrich Lion always maintained true to his…

an opera with embellishments, accompanied by broken chords on the left hand while Section B contains dramatic elements that provide a strong contrast from Section A. Nocturnes, Op. 9 consist of three sets of Nocturnes and were composed partly in Vienna and completed in Paris from 1830-1831 and first published in 1832-1833 in Germany, England, and France. Chopin dedicated the Nocturnes to Marie Pleyel, who is the wife of French publisher and pianist, Camille Pleyel. Nocturne No. 1 in…

poetry. Muhammad became the Khada Jah, or the "trusted one". In 1619, both his wife and his uncle died. Mehmet was the most. Common Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad. Suleyman was a prominent monarch of 16th century Europe. He led the siege of Vienna in…

Decembrists were Russian revolutionaries and majority of them were army officers that returned to Russia with liberal ideas picked up in France following Napoleonic Wars (lecture, 10/5). Decembrists made a mistake of thinking that Nicholas I would be receptive to their ideas. However, he was a conservative. This one of the reasons to why the Decembrist uprising against the tsar Nicholas. Catherine's Legislative Commission of 1767 also played an important in this uprising. One of the commissions…

In 1944 Dave Smith was born and rise in Derbyshire, England. At Derby College of Art, Smith studied art mainly taking commercial design courses before advancing to Hornsey College of Art in London where he pursued his post graduate studies. All of Smith’s work experience throughout his life was art influenced. The London based Electric Colour Company was founded in 1969 by Dave Smith and three other artists (Andrew Greaves, Jeffrey Pine and Roderic Stokes). He then left to teach at a college…

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was born in 1527 Milan, Italy. He was the son of Biagio, whom was also a painter from Milan. Arcimboldo’s first job was making stained glass windows in 1549 and worked with Giuseppe Meda to make frescoes for the Cathedral of Monza. In 1562 he had become the the court artist for Ferdinand I then Maximilian II and Rudolf II, who was his inspiration for the painting Vertumnus. Some of Arcimboldo’s most famous paintings include The Librarian, Vertumnus, The Jurist, and Water.…

In 1673, Pachelbel moved to Vienna to be hired as an organist. There he would have been exposed to the works of many Catholic composers from southern Germany and Italy. Due to this, his musical style was most likely influenced by these musicians. For instance, there is much speculation over whether Pachelbel had been the pupil of German composer, Johann Caspar Kerll. Regardless, his music reflects much of the latter’s style. This demonstrates that possibly being solely exposed to these…

Between 1928 and 1932, the nazi party went from a minimal 12 seats in the Reichstag to an alarming 230. This enlarging growth of Hitler’s power is due to several factors including his bad childhood, anti-semitism and the Treaty of Versailles. Throughout Adolf Hitler’s childhood, he experiences many dreadful events such as the death of his beloved mother, not being accepted into Vienna’s Academy of Art and his bleeding lung ailment. Hitler’s mother, Klara Hitler died on December 21, 1907 from…

Adolf Hitler: Führer Adolf Hitler killed over 60 million people for believing in one thing- their belief in Judaism. Adolf Hitler was a very powerful man that had one goal in sight, to change society. He was responsible for an important part of our history. His cruel intentions make him known today. Adolf Hitler 's early years set him up to his rise of power, followed by his policy aims, leading up to world war 2 and finalizing with his death. Early Years Adolf Hitler was born on April…