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Johann Strauss the Younger Portrait by August Eisenmenger ---- https://www.meisterdrucke.us/fine-art-prints/August-Eisenmenger/63630/Johann-Strauss-the-Younger,-1888.html	August Peter Eisenmenger	18 Jun 2025
"Herodot in Olympia", study for an Austrian Parliament Building frieze by August Eisenmenger In 1883, the architect Theophil Hansen solicited proposals for a program of decorative friezes to adorn the chamber of the former House of Representatives (Abgeordnetenhaus) in the newly constructed Austrian Parliament Building in Vienna. Conceived within a framework of classical and civic-humanist ideals, the project sought to visually articulate the philosophical and political foundations of modern parliamentary governance. Among the artists invited to contribute was August Eisenmenger, who submitted several preparatory studies, including a composition titled Herodot in Olympia (Herodotus at Olympia) and was awarded the commission for the frieze program. This work portrays the ancient Greek historian Herodotus reciting his Histories at the Olympic Games—an allegorical meditation on democratic discourse, public oratory, and the civic function of historiography. The subject matter resonated strongly with Hansen’s broader iconographic program for the friezes, which aimed to represent paradigmatic scenes of public deliberation, legislative assembly, and the pursuit of justice—concepts central to the identity of a constitutional state. According to the Dorotheum Auction House (https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/9320641/), Eisenmenger’s study formed the basis for the ninth panel in a fifteen-part frieze ultimately realized in 1886 for the Imperial Council Chamber. The reverse of the sketch bears an inscription identifying its intended placement: "in the former House of Representatives, center, 1st picture right." Executed in oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, the work measures 32 x 29 cm and remains preserved in its original frame. ---- ChatGPT.com assisted analysis (accessed 17 Jun 2025)	August Peter Eisenmenger	18 Jun 2025
Vienna Parliament Building - The former chamber of the House of Representatives 15 Frieze Panels on the front wall by August Eisenmenger (Panel topics - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Parliament_Building) ---------- The friezes above were painted by August Eisenmenger and depict the history of the emergence of civic life. Starting from left to right it shows: 1. Kampf der Kentauren und Lapithen (Battle of the Centaurs and Lapithes) 2. Minos richtet nach eigenem Ermessen (Minos judges according to his own discretion) 3. Einsetzung der Volksvertretung in Sparta (Swearing-in of the representatives of Sparta) 4. Brutus verurteilt seine Söhne (Brutus condemns his sons) 5. Menenius Agrippa versöhnt die Stände (Menenius Agrippa reconciles the estates) 6. Sophokles im Wettkampf mit Aischylos (Sophokles in competition with Aischylos) 7. Sokrates auf dem Markte von Athen (Sokrates visiting the market of Athens) 8. Anordnung der Prachtbauten durch Perikles (The order of the representative buildings through Pericles. Note: the head of Pericles actually has the features of Baron Theophil von Hansen) 9. Herodot in Olympia 10. Plato lehrt die Gesetze (Plato teaches law) 11. Demosthenes redet zum Volke (Demosthenes addresses the people) 12. Decius Mus weiht sich dem Tode (Decius Mus dedicates himself to death) 13. Caius Gracchus auf der Rednertribüne (Caius Gracchus holds a speech from the speaker's platform) 14. Solon läßt die Athener auf die Gesetze schwören (Solon has the Athenians swear on the laws) 15. der Friede (Peace)	August Peter Eisenmenger	17 Jun 2025
Rudolf Hermann Eisenmenger Self Portrait	Rudolf Hermann Eisenmenger	17 Jun 2025
Rudolf Hermann Eisenmenger Self Portrait	Rudolf Hermann Eisenmenger	17 Jun 2025
August Eisenmenger Self-portrait Self-portrait at the age of thirty in front of the easel. Oil on canvas, mounted on wood. 24.4 x 21.8 cm. ---- https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/eisenmenger-august-selbstbildnis-mit-dreissig-jah-6175-c-b5c4cb8a88	August Peter Eisenmenger	16 Jun 2025
Stamp and occasional envelope commemorating Rudolf Eisenmenger's 'Iron Lung' invention Philatelic material: stamp and occasional envelope made on the occasion of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Romanian Society of Anesthesia-Intensive Care, May 25, 1995, Cluj-Napoca	Rudolf Eisenmenger	16 Jun 2025
Rudolf Eisenmenger	Rudolf Eisenmenger	15 Jun 2025
Rudolf Eisenmenger with his “resuscitation apparatus”	Rudolf Eisenmenger	15 Jun 2025
Rudolf Eisenmenger - invented a predecessor of a portable "Iron Lung"	Rudolf Eisenmenger	15 Jun 2025