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'Dome of Secessions building.'

Deatail of the golden laurel leaf dome of the Secession building in Vienne. It is built in art nouveau style by J.M. Olbrich in 1898. Photo Paul Smit.
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'Art Nouveau in Vienna.'

Interior painter at work in a house at Linke Wienzeile 38, designed by Art Nouveau architect Otto Wagner in 1899. The gold plated decoration is done by Kolo Moser.  Photo Paul Smit.
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'Art Nouveau in Vienna.'

Detail on the front of the Secession building in Art Nouveau style, by J.M. Olbrich (1898). The faces symbolize painting, architecture and sculpture, the main pillars of the Art Nouveau movement.
Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01628] 'Art nouveau.' Landing stage of Baveno at the Lago Maggiore in art nouveau style. Baveno and Stresa were famous lakeside resorts during the Belle Époque. Photo Paul Smit.
Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01630] 'Grand hotel.'  Stresa, at the shores of Lago Maggiore, is a lakeside resort of the Belle Époque. In the 'Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées', its centerpiece,  the era of plush and marmor never ended. Photo Paul Smit.
Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01634] 'Grand hotel.' Stresa, at the shores of Lago Maggiore, is a lakeside resort of the Belle Époque. In the 'Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées', its centerpiece,  the era of plush and marmor never ended.  Photo Paul Smit.
Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.LOMBARD 01828] 'Joyful clown.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. The photo shows a mechanical clown dating 1900, made in France by Roullet & Decamps. Photo Paul Smit.
Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.LOMBARD 01829] 'Singing to the moon.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. The photo shows a mechanical doll, called 'Aubade à la lune,' It dates 1896 and is made in France by Vichy. Photo Paul Smit.
Smit & Palarczyk > [AUSTRIA.VORARL 00909] 'Spirit of Ecstacy.' Better known as the Flying Lady, she is the car mascot on every Rolls Royce. The Rolls Royce museum in Dornbirn possesses this life size beauty, also made by sculptor Charles Sykes. Photo Paul Smit.
[AUSTRIA.WIEN 04296]
'Dome of Secessions building.'

Deatail of the golden laurel leaf dome of the Secession building in Vienne. It is built in art nouveau style by J.M. Olbrich in 1898. Photo Paul Smit.
Smit & Palarczyk > [AUSTRIA.WIEN 04296]
'Dome of Secessions building.'

Deatail of the golden laurel leaf dome of the Secession building in Vienne. It is built in art nouveau style by J.M. Olbrich in 1898. Photo Paul Smit.
[AUSTRIA.WIEN 04296]
'Dome of Secessions building.'

Deatail of the golden laurel leaf dome of the Secession building in Vienne. It is built in art nouveau style by J.M. Olbrich in 1898. Photo Paul Smit.
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