Views of Vienna

General depictions of Vienna have been handed down since the 15th century. They were created in different historical and media contexts and manifest various interests. They show the changing cityscape and at the same time offer insights into the changes in its representation. And they bear witness to the endeavour to capture the city in the image as a whole, which could only ever be realised by means of reduction and simplification. The Wien Museum’s collection includes numerous examples, starting with Michael Wolgemut’s depiction from 1493, the first printed city view of Vienna, through to the vedute and photographic city panoramas of the 19th and 20th centuries.