A Tale of Two Churches: Court and Parish Projects at St. Stephen’s in Vienna
A Tale of Two Churches: Court and Parish Projects at St. Stephen’s in Vienna
Author(s): Tim JuckesSubject(s): Cultural history, Architecture, History of Church(es), Visual Arts, Middle Ages
Published by: Slovenská akadémie vied - Centrum vied o umení
Keywords: Vienna; St. Stephen’s Cathedral; Middle Ages; architecture; sculpture; visual culture;
Summary/Abstract: The article explores St. Stephen’s in Vienna as an ensemble of visual media that responded to the devotional and commemorative needs of its late medieval congregants. A holistic approach to aspects of the church’s architecture and integral sculpture is used to refine the prevailing view of the church as an emblem of Habsburg patronage. On the basis of the wide-ranging plan changes that were adopted in the period after Rudolf IV’s death, it is argued that the parish’s patrician elite came to play a pivotal role in shaping one of Central Europe’s most important city churches.
Journal: ARS
- Issue Year: 53/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 112-137
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English