Vienna: Minorite Church (Wien: Die Minoriten Kirche)
Medium
Color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (9 × 14 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
Accession Number
WW.134
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant streets of early 20th-century Vienna *Vienna: Minorite ChurchWien: Die Minor Kirche)*, a charming color lithograph created by Urban Janke for the Wiener Werkstätte 1908. This print (just 3 9/16 × 5 1/2 inches) captures the elegant facade of the Minoritenkir, a Gothic church nestled amid bustling urban life, evoking the architectural splendor of the Austrian capital. Produced by the innovative Wiener Werkstätte—a pioneering collective founded in 1903 that blended fine arts with craftsmanship in the Jugendstil (Vienna Secession) style—this lithograph exemplifies the group'...
About the Artist
Urban Janke|Wiener Werkstätte (Austrian| ) · 1887 | –1914 |
Austrian, Blottendorf/Vienna, 1887–1914|