The Hofburg Palace is the former principal imperial palace of the
Habsburg dynasty. Located in the
center of
Vienna, it was built in the 13th century and expanded several times. Empress
Maria Theresa had a 17th-century opera house converted into the dance and concert halls now known as the Redoutensäle, forming the Redoute Wing. This 1763 oil painting by
Martin van Meytens depicts the hall on the occasion of the wedding supper of
Princess Isabella of Parma and
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, who were married on 5 October 1760.Painting credit:
Martin van Meytens
The Hofburg Palace is the former principal imperial palace of the
Habsburg dynasty. Located in the
center of
Vienna, it was built in the 13th century and expanded several times. Empress
Maria Theresa had a 17th-century opera house converted into the dance and concert halls now known as the Redoutensäle, forming the Redoute Wing. This 1763 oil painting by
Martin van Meytens depicts the hall on the occasion of the wedding supper of
Princess Isabella of Parma and
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, who were married on 5 October 1760.Painting credit:
Martin van Meytens