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Imperial Impressions The Emperors and their Court Artists

until 26.10.2025

The aim of the exhibition is to emphasize the role of the medal as an object of art. Moreover, it will illuminate how the role of artists developed from the universal genius of the Renaissance and early Baroque to specialists for separate genres of the arts during the later years of the monarchy. 

Habsburg: Kaiser Ferdinand I.

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Exhibition insights

70 medals from 400 years are juxtaposed with works of sculpture and painting.

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Kunsthistorisches Museum
Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Wien
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Opening times

Tue - Sun, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thu until 9 pm
 

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Adults €23
Reduced admission €19
Kids / Teens under 19 free

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„Imperial Impressions shows that the medal need not shy away from comparison with other art genres.“
Münzenwoche.de
„Imperial Impressions shows that the medal need not shy away from comparison with other art genres.“
Münzenwoche.de

The exhibition Imperial Impressions is dedicated to artists who were active at Habsburg courts and residences. It focuses on masters who were at ease in several genres of the arts, such as architecture, painting, and sculpture. It is the fact that they also made medals that warranted their inclusion in this exhibition, however. As the objects on display were mostly produced for members of the imperial family, they were of the highest quality. The period of the presented artists ranges from around 1500 to the end of the monarchy in 1918.

The exhibition will show significant medals and provide in-depth context. The presentation of renowned works together with exceptional works from the field of medal-making art introduces visitors to a new, unusual viewpoint at familiar objects from the collection.

The exhibition comprises about eighty works: medals, coins, paintings, gemstones, ivory and goldsmithery. Most object stem from the museum’s own collection, complemented by loans from the Numismatic Collection at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and from the Tyrolean Landesmuseen
Eine bronzene Büste eines historischen Kriegers, gekleidet in schwerer Rüstung mit detaillierten Verzierungen. Der Krieger trägt einen Bart und hat eine ernsthafte Miene, während er auf die rechte Seite blickt. Die Büste steht in einer gläsernen Vitrine und ist Teil einer Ausstellung.
A bronze bust of Leone Leoni, a 16th-century Spanish artist, displayed in a glass case. The bust features intricate details of armor and a realistic expression. Informational panels in German and English provide insights into Leoni's talents and contributions to art.
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Exhibition Catalogue

Imperial Impressions

Available in German only!

Die Reihe der hier behandelten Künstler, die in den habsburgischen Residenzen und Höfen oder in deren Umfeld tätig waren, setzt um 1500 ein und reicht bis zum Ende der Monarchie im Jahre 1918. Ziel der Publikation ist, das Medium der Medaille als Kunstobjekt herauszustellen.

Imperial Impressions on the floor plan

Imperial Impressions is located on the second floor.

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The Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities showcases around 2,500 unique objects spanning 3,000 years, including treasure hoards, exquisite cameos, mosaics, and marble masterpieces that bring to life the history of ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and their neighboring cultures.

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