Museum of Applied Arts

T he tree of life is an archetype woven into various mythological, religious, philosophical, and shamanistic traditions around the world, as well as a concept underpinning some scientific efforts to depict the diversity of life.It is also a tantalizing subject for visual artists, and this month's cover image features an example, The Tree of Life, from the Stoclet Frieze by Gustav Klimt.Klimt was born in 1862 in Baumgarten, Austria, then a small village near Vienna.His artistic talents were apparent from a young age, and when just 14 years old, he attended the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts on a scholarship.His brother Ernst later joined him, and they focused on becoming architectural painters.After graduation in 1883, the Klimt brothers and fellow artist Franz Matsch formed a successful studio, named Künstler-Compagnie (Artists' Company), which received commissions for creating murals and art for public spaces such as theaters and museums.

The two ‘Chinese Cabinets’ at Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria, built between 1753 and 1760, are a significant testimony to European aristocratic taste [1]. Until 2012, 252 objects were exhibited...

Inhalt: I. ABTEILUNG: Beiträge Raffaella GIULIANI, Scene di mestiere nelle catacombe. Il restauro del cubicolo dei Bottai nel cimitero di Priscilla; Hans FÖRSTER, „Es ist die Sitte der Schwestern ...“ – Edition von P.Vindob. K. 4728r; Christina PFLEGERL, Eine spätantike Ärmelborte der Sammlung Tamerit (T 34) in der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek; Sofia SCHATEN, Wirkereien aus einer Privatsammlung; Ulrike HORAK† – Elisabeth LÄSSIG, Nimbierte Personen auf sog. Koptischen Textilien im Museum für angewandte Kunst in Wien (MAK); Vladimir PETKOV, Eine spätantike Nekropole des 3.–6. Jahrhunderts beim „Loven dom“ (= Jagdhaus) in Sandanski. Ein Vorbericht (mit einem Beitrag von Svetoslava FILIPOVA); Edi SHUKRIU, Frühchristliche Lampen aus der antiken Provinz Dardania; II. ABTEILUNG: Literaturbericht Reinhardt HARREITHER – Michael HUBER – Renate PILLINGER; Bibliographie zur Spätantike und Frühchristlichen Archäologie in Österreich (mit einem Anhang zum christlichen Ephesos). 2002 erschienene Publikationen und Nachträge