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Building of the Secession Art Movement, 1897-1898 In 1897, a group of Austrian artists, among them Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann and Carl Moll, broke away from the stolid "Kuenstlerhaus" and founded the Secession Art Movement, with its own exhibition building.
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Building of the Secession Art Movement, 1897-1898 In 1897, a group of Aust...

Beethovenfries. Ausschnitt mit der figuralen Komposition "Nagender Kummer" - Beethovenfrieze, personification of "gnawing sorrow",1902. Casein on stucco H:220 cm See also 40-16-02/26-31,40-17-06/2-7
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Beethovenfries. Ausschnitt mit der figuralen Komposition "Nagender Ku...

Beethovenfries. Ausschnitt mit der figuralen Komposition "Poesie"- Beethovenfrieze,allegory of "Poetry". Casein on stucco H:220 cm See also 40-16-02/26-31,40-17-06/2-7
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Beethovenfries. Ausschnitt mit der figuralen Komposition "Poesie"- Be...

The 1902 exhibition of the Vienna Artists Association "Secession" centered around Max Klinger's Beethoven monument. Klimt painted the "Beethoven Frieze"inspired by the 9th Symphony. The "knight in shining armour", Detail of 40-17-06/3. Total frieze: 34.14 x 2.15 m
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The 1902 exhibition of the Vienna Artists Association "Secession" centered aro...

The 1902 exhibition of the Vienna Artists' Association "Secession" centered around Max Klinger's Beethoven monument. As a backdrop, Klimt painted the "Beethoven Frieze" inspired by the 9th Symphony. The knight in shining armour,detail of 40-17-06/3.
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The 1902 exhibition of the Vienna Artists' Association "Secession" centered aro...

The "Beethoven Frieze" painted for the 1902 exhibition of the Vienna Artists' Association "Secession". Detail from "The Hostile Powers": Head of the Titan Typhoeus, Voluptiousness, Wantonness, and Immoderation. Detail of 40-17-06/5. Total size of frieze: 34.14 x 2.15 m
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The "Beethoven Frieze" painted for the 1902 exhibition of the Vienna Artists' A...

Entrance and lintel of the Secession building, home of Vienna's Secession Artists' Association. Inscription above the door says "To each era its Art - to Art its freedom". The three female heads represent Painting, Architecture, and Sculpture (1897-1898).
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Entrance and lintel of the Secession building, home of Vienna's Secession Ar...

Roman Emperor Marc Aurel in a chariot drawn by lions. Monument in the garden of the Secession Building, home of the Vienna Secession Artists' Association.
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Roman Emperor Marc Aurel in a chariot drawn by lions. Monument in the garden o...

The "Beethoven Frieze". 40-17-06/2-7 show the complete frieze in sequence. For more text information and details of some parts of the frieze see 40-16-02/26,27, 40-16-02/29 and 31. Total size of the frieze: 34,14m x 2,15 m
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The "Beethoven Frieze". 40-17-06/2-7 show the complete frieze in sequence. For...

The "Beethoven Frieze". 40-17-06/2-7 show the complete frieze in sequence. For more text information and details of some parts of the frieze see 40-16-02/26,27, 40-16-02/29 and 31. Total size of the frieze: 34,14m x 2,15 m
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The "Beethoven Frieze". 40-17-06/2-7 show the complete frieze in sequence. For...

The "Beethoven Frieze". 40-17-06/2-7 show the complete frieze in sequence. For more text information and details of some parts of the frieze see 40-16-02/26,27, 40-16-02/29 and 31. Total size of the frieze: 34,14m x 2,15 m
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The "Beethoven Frieze". 40-17-06/2-7 show the complete frieze in sequence. For...

The "Beethoven Frieze". 40-17-06/2-7 shows the complete frieze in sequence. For more text information and details of some parts of the frieze see 40-16-02/26,27, 40-16-02/29 and 31. Total size of the frieze: 34,14m x 2,15 m
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The "Beethoven Frieze". 40-17-06/2-7 shows the complete frieze in sequence. Fo...