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Oil painting by Peter Fendi titled “Freezing Pretzel Boy in front of the Dominican Church ” showing a poor young boy in 19th-century Vienna, once looted by the Nazis and now held at the Wien Museum.

Vienna’s Stolen Art: The Dark History Behind a Painting at the Wien Museum

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Freezing Pretzel Boy in Front of the Dominican Church: Peter Fendi’s Biedermeier Masterpiece with a Troubled Past Nestled within the Wien Museum’s vast collection is a haunting and beautiful painting by Austrian artist Peter Fendi titled “Freezing Pretzel Boy in … Read More

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Cistercian Abbey Heiligenkreuz

Stift Heiligenkreuz Monastery in Lower Austria

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Stift Heiligenkreuz: A Timeless Monastery in Lower Austria Stift Heiligenkreuz, located in the heart of Lower Austria’s Vienna Woods, is one of the oldest continuously active Cistercian monasteries in the world. Founded in 1133, this architectural masterpiece blends Romanesque and … Read More

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