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Artistic mobility and cultural transfer: Prince Eugene of Savoy’s Belvedere Palace in imperial Vienna
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Chakalova, Christina Margarete. Artistic mobility and cultural transfer: Prince Eugene of Savoy’s Belvedere Palace in imperial Vienna. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-h9b9-4g03

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TitleArtistic mobility and cultural transfer: Prince Eugene of Savoy’s Belvedere Palace in imperial Vienna
NameChakalova, Christina Margarete (author); Puglisi, Catherine (chair); McHam, Sarah Blake (member); Weigert, Laura (member); Dachs, Monika (member); Rutgers University; School of Graduate Studies
Date Created2021
Other Date2021-10 (degree)
SubjectArt history, Chinoiserie (Art), Mural painting and decoration, Painting, Baroque, Belvedere, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Quadratura, Eugene, of Savoy, Prince of Savoy, 1663-1736 -- Art collections, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere -- Art collections, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere -- History, Vienna (Austria)
Extent1 online resource (xxxii, 462 pages) : illustrations
DescriptionMigrating artists and artwork achieved the successful fashioning of the Belvedere, Prince Eugene of Savoy's (1663-1736) magnificent summer palace in Vienna designed by the leading architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668-1745) and constructed between 1697 and 1723. A manifestation of global artistic patronage, the large estate suited Prince Eugene to conduct affairs as the president of the Imperial War Council while serving Emperors Leopold I (reigned 1658-1705), Joseph I (reigned 1705-1711) and Charles VI (reigned 1711-1740). The prince did so in the presence of early modern Europe’s grandest collection of European easel and ceiling paintings, which he displayed prominently amidst rare Asian porcelain and imported Indian textiles. Prince Eugene also hired Italian specialists to paint elaborate figurative and illusionistic frescos in situ, which complemented the monumental stuccos and an impressive collection of scientific instruments and a library, divided between his city palace and the Belvedere, with over 15,000 books and precious manuscripts. The prince even imported exotic animals and plant species to the palace gardens conceived in the French Baroque manner. My dissertation is the first study to investigate the significance of the vast collection of artwork and foreign curiosities which crossed cultural boundaries and political borders to reach the Belvedere. Its splendid outfitting attests to Prince Eugene’s own intellect, immense wealth, elite status, and prominent political position. By reconstructing the marvelous and astounding display of international artistic objects and exotic specimens at the Belvedere, which communicated directly with viewers and elevated the surroundings, my dissertation enhances scholarship on the reciprocity between art, politics, globalization, and cultural transmission in early modern central Europe.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-h9b9-4g03
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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