Glory of the House of Austria
by GRAN, Daniel, Fresco
The concept of the cosmocrator, the ruler of heaven and earth, unfolds in the fresco in the central dome of the imperial hall in Klosterneuburg. The artist Daniel Gran represents Charles VI as the Holy Roman Emperor and lord of war and peace. He sits on a throne surrounded by the virtues, arts, and sciences and has himself glorified in the “world centre” of Vienna.