Vliv Wágnerovy školy na architekturu jižní Moravy

Abstract

This thesis addresses the issue of forming thoughts of Viennese modernists, in particular their expression in architecture represented by the Otto Wagner School, and their influence on the South Moravian environment. The first part of the thesis, conceived from the perspective of cultural heritage, seeks to find a link between the birth of the modernist movement and the rise and fall of the liberal regime in Austria-Hungary. It presents the relation of bourgeoisie to art and its role of the bearer of cultural and social transformation in the 19th century. Based on the study of the results of Austrian researchers and recognised personalities from the field of cultural history, the thesis aims to introduce social changes taking place in the Austrian society at the end of the 19th century as well as their reflection in arts to the Czech reader. The indisputable leader of the artistic transition was Otto Wagner, whose architectural work and, in particular, teaching activities were behind the origin of modern architecture. Among his students were numerous incomers from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. Researchers currently devote a great deal of attention to young "Wagnerians" such as Josef Hoffmann, Leopold Bauer or Jan Kotěra but, although the work of these eminent persons is known, this area is little...