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Art in Austria: A Brief Overview |
One of the reasons to
travel Austria
is that the country houses an exclusive collection of
great art works renowned all over the world. The six hundreds of
Habsburg rule saw the prosperity of art in Austria during
various periods and have
generously contributed to the planet's cultural heritage.
Being real art
connoisseurs, the Habsburgs encouraged cultural development of the
land and helped assemble unique art collections containing
masterpieces of Ancient Greek and Roman, Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque periods. These works are positioned in numerous galleries
around the country, and in particular, in the gorgeous palaces like
Hofburg and Sch?¶nbrunn
in Vienna, which in fact
are major attractions themselves. The ornate Baroque and Rococo
decorations add pomposity and splendour to the buildings,
accentuating the power of the royal family and reminding of the
former times of glory.
The
stunning collection of Museum of Fine Arts in Vienna boasts works
by Rembrandt, Rubens, Raphael, D??rer, Titian and many more
world
genii.
The
18th and the 19th centuries gave the world such
great composers as Beethoven, Mozart,
Schubert and Strauss. It was at that time that the
division line was first drawn between serious music and the one used
for entertainment. The works composed at that time - like Waltzes and
symphonies - remain popular till present, and with Vienna holding
around 300 balls a year the whole city seems to be breathing in
three-four time. Some other music forms Austria is famous for include
wild and throaty Yodel singing that can almost be heard in the Alps
adding to the charm and mystery of the mountainous slopes, and the
popular modern folk tune, schrammelmusik.
Being the birthplace of such famous people as the composers
Ludwig Beethoven, Wolfgang
Mozart, Franz Schubert and Johann Strauss, lyricist Johann Goethe,
empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi), psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud,
publisher Joseph Pulitzer and jeweller Daniel Swarovski, Austria is
rich in art treasures to marvel.
Travel Austria this
vacation, visit the best
places in Austria and enlarge your outlook
with us!
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