Herzogshof (Graz)
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The Herzogshof (also called "Painted House") is a building in Grazer Herrengasse , the front of which is completely painted.
It is first mentioned in a document in 1360. Here the dukes of Styria awarded the fiefs to their subjects. When Graz Castle was completed in 1450 , it was no longer needed for this purpose. The facade was painted for the first time around 1600 by the court painter of Emperor Ferdinand II and later architect of his mausoleum , Giovanni Pietro de Pomis .
The house changed hands several times until it came into the possession of the changer Franz von Lathurner. Around 1742 he had the house re- frescoed by the Vorau painter Johann Mayer, a student of Johann Cyriak Hackhofer . The painting covers the entire facade with 220 m² and shows Greek and Roman gods.
A delegation from Trieste was received in the ducal court in 1382 . They placed their land under the protection of the Habsburgs in order not to be conquered by Venice. Trieste remained a part of Austria until the end of the First World War.
Web links
- "Painted House" on graz.at
- “Painted house” on the website of the Federal Monuments Office
- Entry via Graz - Herzogshof (Painted House) on Burgen-Austria
Coordinates: 47 ° 4 ′ 15.5 ″ N , 15 ° 26 ′ 19.8 ″ E