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Damenkarussell
This painting by Martin Where to See Maria
van Meytens depicts the Theresa’s Vienna
Damen karussell (1743),
which was held at the Schönbrunn Palace (see
Winter Riding School pp174–7) and the Theresianum
(see pp100–101) to (p153) date from the reign of
celebrate the defeat Maria Theresa. Joseph II later
of the French army commissioned the Josephinum
at Prague. (p113) and the Narrenturm
(p113), and opened the Augarten
(p166) and Prater (pp164–5) to
the public. There is a Rococo
organ in the Michaelerkirche
(p94), and some of Maria
Theresa’s tableware is in the
Hofburg Treasuries (pp102–3).

Belvedere
Gardens

Schönbrunn Palace is filled with
Rococo interiors commissioned
by Maria Theresa.

View from the Belvedere
Under Maria Theresa, the
Viennese were able to enjoy
a prosperous city. This town­
scape by Bernardo Bellotto The Rococo high altar in the
(1759–61) shows them Michaelerkirche dates from
sauntering through the The Pope around 1750.
gardens of the Belvedere, In 1782 Pope Pius VI came to Vienna
with the palaces and churches in an attempt to undo the religious
of the city in the distance. reforms of Joseph II.

1775 1781 Joseph II’s Allgemeine
Augarten Edict of Toleration Krankenhaus
opened to
the public by 1784 Joseph II founds the
Joseph II Allgemeine Krankenhaus
and Narrenturm (see p113)
1770 1780 1790
1786 First 1790–2 Emperor
performance of Leopold II
1782 Pope Mozart’s The
Pius VI visits Marriage of Figaro 1791 First performance of
Vienna in the Burgtheater Mozart’s The Magic Flute

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