Martina Pippal (born 1957) is an Austrian

art historian Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

and a painter and sculptor.

Biography

Martina Pippal was born 1957 in

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as the daughter of the painter Hans Robert Pippal (1915–1998) and the architect Eugenie Pippal-Kottnig (1921–1998). Growing up in the studio of her parents she early acquired skills in several artistic techniques. In addition to her artistic inclination, she got interested in the socioeconomic and political backgrounds of the conditions of artistic production. She started university studies in

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

, classical

archeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

, history and theology at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

, and acquired her PhD in Art History (complementary field: History) 1981 there. Since her

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1991 she works as an

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at the Department of Art History of the University of Vienna. Around 1995 she started her artistic career as a painter and sculptor.

Research interests

Martina Pippal's scholarly approach to the history of visual media relies on the methodology of

cultural studies Cultural studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the political dynamics of contemporary culture (including popular culture) and its historical foundations. Cultural studies researchers generally investigate how cultural practices re ...

combined with

iconology Iconology is a method of interpretation in cultural history and the history of the visual arts used by Aby Warburg, Erwin Panofsky and their followers that uncovers the cultural, social, and historical background of themes and subjects in the visu ...

, and stylistic analysis in the tradition of the

Vienna School of Art History {{Distinguish, Vienna School of History The Vienna School of Art History (german: Wiener Schule der Kunstgeschichte) was the development of fundamental art-historical methods at the University of Vienna. This school was not actually a dogmatically ...

. She is particularly interested in the period of

Late Antiquity Late antiquity is the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages, generally spanning the 3rd–7th century in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin. The popularization of this periodization in English ha ...

and

Early Middle Ages The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th or early 6th century to the 10th century. They marked the start of the Mi ...

, but also in the visual media of the 20th century and

contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...

Selected works

Books Source: * Pippal, M.: ''Kunst des Mittelalters – Eine Einführung: Von den Anfängen der christlichen Kunst bis zum Ende des Hochmittelalters'', Vienna: UTB Böhlau, 3rd ed. 2010, . * Pippal, M., Wegenstein, B.: ''Die Arbeit am eigenen Körper'', Picus 2009 * Pippal, M.: ''Wie im Zirkus: Erinnerungen eines Künstlerkindes'', Vienna: Violetta Ritterling 2008, . * Pippal, M., Rychlik, O., Voggeneder, E.: ''Hans Robert Pippal: Zwischen Innovation und Tradition'', Vienna: Böhlau 2003, . * Pippal, M.: ''A Short History of Art in Vienna'', Munich: C.H. Beck 2000 (also published in German as ''Kleine Kunstgeschichte Wiens''), . * Pippal, M.: ''Das Perikopenbuch von St. Erentrud: Theologie und Tagespolitik'', Vienna: Holzhausen 1997, . * Pippal, M.: ''Die Pfarrkirche von Schöngrabern: Eine ikonologische Untersuchung ihrer Apsisreliefs'', Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences 1991, 2nd ed. Auflage 1996, . * Fillitz, H., Pippal, M.: ''Schatzkunst: Die Goldschmiede- und Elfenbeinarbeiten aus österreichischen Schatzkammern des Hochmittelalters'', Salzburg: Residenz-Verlag 1987, . Book chapters * Pippal, M.: "Mahler and the Visual Arts of His Time", in: Youmans, Charles, ed.: ''Mahler in Context''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. pp. 136–146, . * Pippal, M.: Mascha und Margarita – eine Reise ins Innere der Kunst: zu “Las Meninas” von Diego Velázquez. Vienna: Violetta Ritterling, 2014, . * Pippal, M.: "Movements and Being Moved. Painting and Sculpture after 1897", in: H. Androsch, ed.: ''Austria. Past, Present, Future''. Vienna: Brandstätter, 2010. pp. 251–289 (also published in German and Chinese), . * Pippal, M.: "Soshana in the Context of Austrian Modernism", in: Bäumer, A. and Schueller, A., eds.: ''Soshana. Life and Work''. Vienna/New York: Springer, 2010, pp. 52–117, . * Pippal, M.: "Linde Waber – artist, weaver of artistic networks, mentor, mater familias", in: Deppe, R. et al., eds., ''Linde tröstet Schubert'', exhibition catalogue. Vienna: Mandelbaum 2010, pp. 6–8, . * Pippal, M.: "Der Einband and Die malerische Ausstattung des Sakramentars", in: ''Das Sakramentar Heinrichs II.'' – Handschrift Clm 4456 der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München', commentary volume of the facsimile edition. Gütersloh/Munich: Faksimile Verlag 2010, pp. 29–38 and 51–124. * Pippal, M.: "Gustav Mahler und die bildende Kunst – Geschichte einer Beziehung", in: E. Partsch et al., eds.: ''Contextualizing Mahler – Mahler im Kontext''. Vienna: Böhlau 2010, pp.257–281, . * Pippal, M.: "Die Handregistratur Friedrichs III. – eine Flaschenpost aus "Caesarea"?", in: Wiens erste Moderne. Visuelle Konstruktion von Identitäten im 15. Jahrhundert. Jahrbuch des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien, Bd. 22, ed. by Martina Pippal, Carmen Rob-Santer, Armand Tif, Guido Messling, Veronika Pirker-Aurenhammer and Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna/Cologne: Böhlau 2023, pp. 115–130, .

Exhibitions

* 2008: ''Chiasma: mixed media/fotografie'', monastery of

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. * 2012: ''intensiv'', Gallery Szaal,

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. *2019: ''Menschen_Bilder: Paintings 2006–18'', Kunstraum at MuseumsCenter

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References

External links

Official website
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