Author : Candida Höfer
Publisher : Schirmer Mosel
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Candida Höfer by : Candida Höfer
Download or read book Candida Höfer written by Candida Höfer and published by Schirmer Mosel. This book was released on 2007 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The German city of Weimar, home to illustrious Renaissance and Baroque artists such as Cranach and Bach, became a major place of pilgrimage in the 18th century, . With her famous library and with distinguished literary circles, Duchess Anna Amalia laid the foundations for the flourishing of literary expression in teh city. Her son, Duke Karl August, called Herder, Goethe and Schiller to his court. With them, Weimar became the center of German intellectual life, the "city of poets and thinkers"--a reputation Weimar has nurtured to the present day. For her libraries project, Candida Hofer photgraphed the Duchess Anna Amalia Library in 2004. Shortly afterwards it fell victim to a fire. In summer 2006, she focused on historic interior spaces: the Goethe National Museum, the Residential Palace and other castles, as well as various theaters. Hofer's photographic style perfectly captures Weimar's special aura. Her strictly composed pictures seem to contain the spirit of the Enlightenment.