{"product_id":"vienna-1900-rainer-metzger-9783836567053","title":"Vienna 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoets and intellectuals brushed shoulders in \u003cstrong\u003ebustling coffeehouses\u003c\/strong\u003e, young avant-gardists heralded a new era in \u003cstrong\u003esocial and sexual liberalism\u003c\/strong\u003e, waltzes resounded through the \u003cstrong\u003eRingstrasse\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eVienna Secession\u003c\/strong\u003e preached: \"To every age its art -- to every art its freedom;\" and tremors warned of looming \u003cstrong\u003epolitical disintegration\u003c\/strong\u003e when the Austrian capital passed into a new century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Across economics, science, art, and music, Vienna blossomed into a \"laboratory of modernity,\" one which nurtured some of the greatest artistic innovators--from \u003cstrong\u003eEgon Schiele\u003c\/strong\u003e's unflinching nude portraits to \u003cstrong\u003eGustav Klimt\u003c\/strong\u003e's decadent \u003cem\u003ePortrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I\u003c\/em\u003e, from the ornamental seams and glass floors of \u003cstrong\u003eOtto Wagner\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eDitha Moser\u003c\/strong\u003e's calendars adorned in golden deities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Discover the zeitgeist, the scandals, and the extraordinary protagonists in this introduction to a transformative epoch. Across \u003cstrong\u003epainting, sculpture, architecture, and design\u003c\/strong\u003e, we explore all the movers and shakers through \u003cstrong\u003einsightful profiles \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003ecrisp double-page reproductions\u003c\/strong\u003e. Marking the centenary of the deaths of some of its brightest talents, this collection joins Vienna in its \u003cstrong\u003e2018 celebration of Modernism\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rainer Metzger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836567059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836567053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 8.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Rainer Metzger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48519826669823,"sku":"9783836567053","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32169ccb-61a3-4e4b-a559-c835f6a2fcac.jpg?v=1778739058","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vienna-1900-rainer-metzger-9783836567053","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}