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Gradation art

Gradation in art is a visual technique of gradually transitioning from one colour hue to another, or from one shade…

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Gilding

Gilding is any decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold to solid surfaces such as metal (most…

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Froissage

Froissage is a method of collage developed by Czech artist Ladislav Novák in which the lines made by crumpling up…

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From Viennese Style to International Style, Vienna 1900, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

This third and final section differs from the two previous ones in that the objects shown are both later-dated and…

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The Viennese Style, Vienna 1900, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

Loos’ cultural modernism stood in stark contrast to the formal and stylistic Modernism of the Secession, and along with it,…

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In Search of a Modern Style, Vienna 1900, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

The search for a modern Austrian style during the years between 1890 and 1900 went hand in hand with the…

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Glass Collection of Renaissance Baroque Rococo, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

The Museum of Applied Arts's collection of lace, and its holdings of glassware—especially Venetian glass—are considered among the finest and…

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Historicism Art Nouveau Collection, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

Although bentwood furniture was not a Viennese invention, the bentwood chair is still frequently referred to outside Austria as the…

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Empire Style Biedermeier Collection, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

A heterogeneous mass of consumers arose during the first half of the nineteenth century, something never previously seen in Austrian…

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Baroque Rococo Classicism Collection, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

18th century furniture art is represented in the collections of the MAK with excellent examples. The focus is on furniture…

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