Biedermeier: eine Epoche im Aufbruch = the rise of an era

Abstract

The Biedermeier era gave way to a style of decorative arts and furniture that emerged in Germany and Austria during the early to mid-19th century. Characterized by simplicity and elegance, the Biedermeier style delineates a period in Europe that was shaped by political upheaval and social revolts. The economic upturn brought forth a new bourgeoisie middle class whose members wished to be confidently depicted in their role. Along with this new focus on portraiture domestic and pastoral scenes, the genre of landscape painting gained particular popularity. Rather than focusing exclusively on Vienna as the residential capital of the Habsburg Monarchy, this publication also shines the spotlight on the splendid cities of the crown lands, such as Budapest, Prague, Ljubljana, Venice and Milan, as well as their environs -- adapted from Amazon

Contents

Vorwort und Dank = Preface and acknowledgments / Hans-Peter Wipplinger -- Biedermeier: eine epoche zwischen tradition und Erneuerung = Biedermeier: an era between tradition and renewal / Johann Kräftner -- Waldmüller und Tominz im vergleich von Wien und Triest = Waldmüller und Tominz in a comparison of Vienna and Trieste / Sabine Grabner -- Modernes Formgefühl des Biedermeier und das böhmische Kunstgewerbe = The Biedermeier's modern sense of form and applied arts in Bohemia / Radim Vondráček -- Mailand-Wien: Künstlerische Beziehungen in den Jahren der Restauration = Milan-Vienna: artistic relations in the years of the Restoration / Fernando Mazzocca -- "Sittsam", "dezent" und "angemessen"? Modetrends im Biedermeier = "Demure", "Discreet", "Decent"? Fashion trends in the Biedermeier period / Michaela Lindinger -- Das Wiiener Polytechnische Institut und sein Fabriksproduktenkabinett als Agenturen technischer Innovation = The Vienna Polytechnic Institute and its collection of manufacture products as agencies of technological innovation / Juliane Mikoletzky -- Das ungarische Biedermeier: Neue Trends und nationale Kunst = The Hungaian Biedermeier: new trends and national art / Adrienn Prágai -- "Was für eine Art Gesellschaft? Doch keine heimliche?" Die Biedermeierliteratur : Ein kleiner Rundblick = "What kind of society? A secret society?" Biedermeier Literature: a brief overview / Stefan Kutzenberger -- Biedermeier: Die Keimperiode des modernen Möbels = Biedermeier: the Germination of Modern Furniture / Lili-Vienne Debus -- Tafelteil / Plates. Wien und die Hauptstädte des Reiches der Habsburger = Vienna and the Capitals of the Habsburg Empire ; Die Landschaften des Biedermeier = The Landscapes of the Biedermeier ; Der Mensch des Biedermeier = The people of the Biedermeier ; Das Leben, in Geschichten und Bildern verpackt = Life wrapped up in stories and images ; Kunstgewerbe = Applied arts.