Semper (Gottfried) and Carl von Hasenauer, Dekorationsdepot für die k.k. Hoftheater, 1873-1877

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Summary

Title:

Dekorationsdepot für die k.k. Hoftheater

Dates:

1873-1877

Creators:

Semper, Gottfried, 1803-1879 and Hasenauer, Karl von, 1833-1894

Abstract:

The architectural drawings by Gottfried Semper and Carl von Hasenauer are for a building that was used as a depot or storage area for the stage sets utilized in the imperial court theaters in Vienna, Austria. Included are designs for the building's façade and drawings detailing technical aspects such as roof trusses and pulleys.

Extent:

27 drawing(s)

Language:

Collection material is in German.

Preferred citation:

Gottfried Semper and Carl von Hasenauer, Dekorationsdepot für die k.k. Hoftheater, 1873-1877, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 940054.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa940054

Background

Scope and content:

The archive consists of twenty-seven drawings and plans by the architects Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) and Carl von Hasenauer (1833-1894), who were responsible for designing the imperial court theaters, now known as Burgtheater, in Austria, Vienna.

The architectural drawings are for a building that was used as a depot or storage area for the stage sets utilized in the court theaters. Included are designs for the building's façade and drawings detailing technical aspects such as roof trusses and pulleys.

Most drawings are dated and signed by the architects; some drawings are signed by engineers. Three drawings are signed by both Semper and Hasenauer, 20 are signed by Hasenauer only, and five are signed by Josef Gridl (including four with Hasenauer).

Biographical / historical:

Gottfried Semper (1803-1879), who was born in Hamburg, Germany, studied both in Germany and France, traveled for three years to Italy and Greece, and worked as an architect and teacher in Germany, England, Switzerland, and Austria. He designed the Dresden Opera House and contributed to the re-design of the Ringstrasse in Vienna. His publication, Die fier Elemente der Baukunst (The Four Elements of Architecture) (1851) remains a canonical text of the 19th century. He is also known for the theoretical work Der Stil in den technischen und tektonischen Künsten oder praktische Aesthetik (Style in the Industrial and Structural Arts, or Practical Aesthetics) (1860-1863). He participated in some of the major architectural debates of his day, including that surrounding the use of polychrome decoration in ancient Greek buildings.

Carl Freiherr von Hasenauer (1833-1894), also known as Karl von Hasenauer, was an Austrian architect and a key representative of historicist architecture. He was a student of Eduard van der Nüll (1812-1868) and August Siccard von Siccardsburg (1813-1869). He built several residential buildings such as the Lützow Palace in Vienna and received from Emperor Francis-Joseph the commission to design Hermesvilla in Lainz.

Gottfried Semper and Carl Hasenauer participated in the design of one of the most important projects in 19th-century Vienna: the Ringstrasse, and particularly the Kaiserforum. When Semper's plan for the imperial forum or Kaiserforum was approved by Emperor Francis-Joseph of Austria, Hasenauer was appointed as Semper's assistant. They worked together on several monumental projects, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Naturhistorisches Museum, the Burgtheater, and the Neue Hofburg, which was completed in 1913.

Acquisition information:

Acquired in 1994.

Processing information:

Processed by Jocelyn Gibbs.

Arrangement:

Arrangement is by numerical order.

Physical location:

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Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Bibliography:

"Hasenauer, Carl" and "Semper, Gottfried" in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects, 1982.

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Theaters -- Austria
Theaters -- Designs and plans
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Design drawings
Technical drawings
Names:: Hasenauer, Karl von, 1833-1894
Semper, Gottfried, 1803-1879

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Jocelyn Gibbs
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-09-26 17:07:02 -0700 .

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