Vienna - Academy of Fine Arts Akademie der Bildenden Künste
The Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna is an institution of international importance for the training of painters, sculptors, graphic artists, stage designers and architects. It also has a major print collection and impressive picture gallery. Peter von Strudel, the founder of the Academy, started the first art school in his house called "Strudelhof" in 1692. He was inspired by Italian examples.
In 1876 it transferred to new premises on the Schillerplatz; they were designed by Theophil Hansen in Italian Renaissance style. Among former pupils of the Academy are such Viennese painters as Friedrich von Amerling, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Leopold Kupelweiser, Moritz von Schwind, Egon Schiele, Albert Paris Gütersloh, Ernst Fuchs, Wolfgang Hutter, Rudolf Hausner and Anton Lehmden. Professors of the architecture faculty have left their mark on the appearance of the city; practically all the architects responsible for the buildings on the Ring were professors at the Academy, including Theophil Hansen, who also designed the Musikvereinsgebäude and the Parliament. In more recent years Professors Friedensreich Hundertwasser (see Hundertwasser Haus) and Fritz Wotruba (1907-75) (see Wotruba Kirche) have added their own creations. Adolf Hitler applied for admission to the Academy in 1907 but he failed the entrance examination.
Address: Academy of Fine Arts, Schillerplatz 3, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
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Museum of Fine Arts in Vienna.
Entrance to Fine Arts building, Vienna.
