{"id":29534,"date":"2020-08-21T15:14:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T13:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kreutzer-modern.de\/?p=29534"},"modified":"2020-08-22T16:01:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T14:01:46","slug":"viktor-lurjes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kreutzer-modern.de\/en\/viktor-lurjes\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Lurjes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Unique museum specimen of a casket by Viktor Lurje for the Wiener Werkst\u00e4tten (1920)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Viennese architect and craftsman Viktor Lurje (1883 – 1944) is one of the most famous representatives of the Wiener Werkst\u00e4tte. As a member of the study and friend circle of Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank, he concentrated on interior design, and arts and crafts. Already the first joint project of these friends, a garden hall in the winter exhibition of the Museum of Art and Industry in Vienna in 1911\/12, was groundbreaking for Lurje’s entire oeuvre, with its strong coloring and expansive decor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An outstanding design as a gem for connoisseurs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The casket, designed by Viktor Lurje, is an elaborately crafted container for storing particular belongings. It is made of different types of wood and is an unmistakable and unique piece of work by the Wiener Werkst\u00e4tte. In addition to the Latin aphorisms, which are artfully worked into the base, the inlays of the box tell the myth of Eros and Psyche. Lurje chose to represent this scene, after being inspired by the opera of the same name by Ludomir R\u00f3\u017cycki. The lid is decorated with a representation of Hermes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A playful ornament in the style of Ludomir R\u00f3\u017cycki<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The myth of Eros and Psyche is a widespread subject in the visual arts, and a popular theme in music as well as in musical theatre. It depicts aspects of the mythical romantic entanglement between the god Amor and the mortal king’s daughter, Psyche, who is eventually accepted among the immortals. Many paintings, sculptures and musical pieces deal with the couple, including the production by Ludomir R\u00f3zycki. His Eros and Psyche is a fantastic opera in five acts and a postlude by Ludomir R\u00f3\u017cycki. The first performance took place in German on March 10, 1917 in the Wroclaw City Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n