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Tony Binder
Anton Binder, known as Tony (25 October 1868, Vienna - 18 January 1944, Nördlingen or Munich) was an Austrian-born Orientalism, Orientalist painter and illustrator. Biography He was born out of wedlock, and baptized a Catholic.Eintrag im Geburts- und Taufbuch der Pfarre Rossadata.matricula-online.de Online/ref> Information regarding his early artistic career varies, but it is generally believed that he studied in Vienna and Munich, although he may have been self-taught. In 1890, he made a visit to Egypt, to see his older brother, and settled in Cairo. Four years later, he was living in Istanbul, then returned to Cairo and Alexandria, where he also worked as a photographer.Biographical notes @ Arcadja He may have served as a court painter/photographer to the Khedive, Abbas Hilmi II.Torben Güls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goethe Medal
The Goethe Medal, also known as the Goethe-Medaille, is a yearly prize given by the Goethe-Institut honoring non-Germans "who have performed outstanding service for the German language and for international cultural relations". It is an official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. The prize used to be given on 22 March, the anniversary of Goethe's death. Since 2009, it has been given on 28 August, the anniversary of Goethe's birth. The first awards were made in 1955. In the intervening years, through 2018, a total of 348 women and men from 65 countries have been so honored. It is not to be confused with '' Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft'' (1932–1944) and '' Goetheplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main''. Recent recipients Source: 2025 * Osman Kavala, cultural promoter, Türkiye * Li Yuan, German studies scholar, China * David Van Reybrouck, cultural historian, archaeologist and author, Belgium 2024 * Claudia Cabrera, literary translator and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century Austrian Photographers
The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). It was the 9th century of the 2nd millennium. It was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanded beyond its British homeland for the first time during the 19th century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, France, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Catholic Church, in response to the growing influence and power of modernism, secularism and materialism, formed the First Vatican Council in the late 19th century to deal with such problems and confirm cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
