Semper, Gottfried, 1803-1879
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Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) was a German architect, critic, and teacher who designed the Dresden Opera House and contributed to the re-design of the Ringstrasse in Vienna. His book, Four Elements of Architecture (1851) remains a canonical text of the 19th century. 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 was an Austrian architect and key representative of the Historismus school. He was a student of August Siccard von Siccardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll. With Semper, he designed the complex of buildings in Vienna that include the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Naturhistorisches Museum, the Burgtheater, and the Neue Hofburg, which was completed in 1913.
From the guide to the Dekorationsdepot für die k.k. Hoftheater, 1873-1877, (Getty Research Institute)
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| creatorOf | SEMPER, GOTTFRIED. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| referencedIn | Herrmann, Wolfgang, 1899-1995. Wolfgang Herrmann papers, 1924-1991. | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Heim, Emilie, d. 1912. Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Zurich, Nov. 30 1858, and Rheinfelden, Sept. 20 1859, to Frau [Minna] Wagner, 1858 Nov. 30. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Gottfried Semper : vertical file. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | Semper, Gottfried, 1803-1879. Die Anwendung der Farben in der Architektur und Plastic (The Uses of Color in Architecture and Sculpture), ca. 1834-1836. | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Ricker, N. Clifford (Nathan Clifford), 1843-1924. Transcripts and textbooks, 1873-1924. | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | |
| creatorOf | Dekorationsdepot für die k.k. Hoftheater, 1873-1877 | Getty Research Institute |
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| associatedWith | Hasenauer, Carl, Freiherr von, 1833-1894 | person |
| associatedWith | Heim, Emilie, d. 1912. | person |
| associatedWith | Herrmann, Wolfgang, 1899-1995. | person |
| associatedWith | Ricker, N. Clifford (Nathan Clifford), 1843-1924. | person |
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Birth 1803-11-29
Death 1879-05-15
Germans
German
