Josephinian style

House at Kundmanngasse 35 in Vienna , an example of the Josephine plate style

The Josephine style , also known as Josephine Baroque or Josephine Classicism , is a style in Austrian art, handicrafts, interior design and architecture of Josephinism in the Habsburg Empire under Emperor Josef II in the 18th century .

It marks the end of the so-called Habsburg Baroque and replaced the Theresian style , the late Baroque or Rococo direction named after Maria Theresa , and can be found between around 1760, when Joseph's participation in government began, and 1780/90, thus corresponds to the incipient classicism .

It is characterized by a certain sober severity, represents the absolutism of Josephinism, and corresponds roughly to the French Louis-seize and the German braid style .

A characteristic of the facade design of the houses is the reduction of the baroque decorative elements to plate-like elevations or plastered surfaces, for which the expression Josephinian plate style or plate style for short was coined.

See also

• List of baroque buildings in Austria , list of classical buildings in Austria

Web links

• Peter W. Hartmann: Josephinism . In: Art Lexicon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter W. Hartmann: Theresian style . In: Kunstlexikon ; Retrieved December 2, 2011
2. ↑ ^{a b} Josephinian style . Ketterer Art; Retrieved December 2, 2011