- Liechtenstein Museum
Infobox Museum
name = Liechtenstein Museum
established = March 29, 2004
location =Vienna ,Austria
visitors =
director =
website = http://www.liechtensteinmuseum.at/enThe Liechtenstein Museum is in
Vienna ,Austria , named after the princely House ofLiechtenstein , one of Europe's oldest noble families. The museum includes the Princely Collections containing important European works of art, forming one of the world's leading private art collections.The museum has various locations, including the Liechtenstein Garden Palace in the IX District
Alsergrund , Vienna, and the Liechtenstein City Palace inBankgasse , Vienna. It was reopened on 29 March 2004.Liechtenstein Garden Palace
The "Gartenpalais" was built by Prince Johann Adam Andreas von Liechtenstein, who commissioned its design and construction from
Domenico Egidio Rossi ; the shell was finished in 1700. [The history of the construction is in Günter Passavant, "Studien über Domenico Egidio Rossi und seine bauküstlerische Tätigheit innerhalb des süddeutschen und österreichischen Barok"(Karlsruhe: Braun) 1967:109-23.] Painted decor in the "Palais" was contributed byMarcantonio Franceschini ,Antonio Belucci ,Andrea Pozzo andJohann Michael Rottmayr . Sculpture came fromGiovanni Giuliani and his studio, and stucco from the stuccatorSantino Bussi .Notes
External links
* [http://www.liechtensteinmuseum.at/ Museum website in German] and [http://www.liechtensteinmuseum.at/en/ English]
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