AL CENTRO DI ROMA: La presenza austriaca a Roma nel XIX secolo
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AT THE HEART OF ROME. HISTORY, ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Curated by Edith Gabrielli
Series: An International Capital: Rome and Foreigners, curated by Marina Formica, Professor of Modern History, University of Rome Tor Vergata
CONFERENCE
Andreas Gottsmann, Director of the Austrian Historical Institute in Rome
presents
The Austrian Presence in Rome during the 19th Century
introductions by
Edith Gabrielli and Marina Formica
After the 1797 Treaty of Campoformido, the Venetian heritage led to Palazzo Venezia becoming an Austrian embassy until World War I. Following 1870, the Austro-Hungarian ambassador in the Kingdom of Italy operated from here, while residing at Palazzo Chigi.
Rome held significance for Austria, not just as a papal city and later as Italy's capital, but also as a hub for the arts. Each year, many fellows, predominantly from the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, would stay in the Eternal City for at least a year, pursuing their studies at Palazzo Venezia. With the opening of the Vatican archives in 1882, there was also an Austrian academic representation in Rome, known as the Historical Institute, which became a focal point for scholars from the Austro-Hungarian Empire until World War I.
Andreas Gottsmann studied history at the University of Vienna and has been the director of the Austrian Historical Institute in Rome since December 2013.
His main research interests include 19th-century Austrian history, national issues, and the Habsburg monarchy, focusing particularly on the history of Italians, the relationship between Church and State in Austria, and between Austria and Italy.
An International Capital: Rome and Foreigners, curated by Marina Formica, Professor of Modern History, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Multicultural during the imperial era, and from the 16th century onward recognized as a “plaza del mundo,” Rome continues to be unique for its exceptional network of foreign institutions in the cultural field present throughout the city. Currently, the International Union of Institutes for Archaeology, History, and History of Art in Rome comprises 38 institutions, with 26 being foreign, from 19 different nations. Acknowledging these distinctive characteristics, VIVE proposes a series of meetings aimed at exploring the historical and artistic traits of certain “foreign” communities, highlighting the circulation and exchanges that have shaped the knowledge, techniques, languages, tastes, flavors, information, and wisdom in the history of the Capital.
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