EditorialArchduke Rudolf von Habsburg, Cardinal and Archbishhop of Olmuetz. The Archduke was Beethoven's pupil since 1803 and the two men became friends. Since 1809 Archduke Rudolf and the Princes Kinsky and Lobkowitz paid an annual salary to Beethoven. Oil on ...
EditorialEmperor Ferdinand had fled to Innsbruck in May and returned to Vienna on August 12th, 1848. The court left Vienna for Olmuetz in October and Ferdinand abdicated in favour of his nephew Franz Joseph. Vienna, 12 August 1848.
EditorialArchduke Rudolf von Habsburg, Cardinal and Archbishhop of Olmuetz. The Archduke was Beethoven's pupil since 1803 and the two men became friends. Since 1809 Archduke Rudolf and the Princes Kinsky and Lobkowitz paid an annual salary to Beethoven. Oil on ...
EditorialRudolf of Austria (1788-1831), Archduke Cardinal Archbishop of Olmuetz, protector of Beethoven, founder of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. Oil on canvas.