First european coffee shop-viennese coffee house
by Vali Irina Ciobanu
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Title
First european coffee shop-viennese coffee house
Artist
Vali Irina Ciobanu
Medium
Painting - Egg Tempera On Leather
Description
A detaile from my History of coffee map https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-history-of-coffee-vali-irina-ciobanu.html (100cm/120cm) Here I represented first european coffee shop from Viena.
Legend has it that soldiers of the Polish-Habsburg army, while liberating Vienna from the second Turkish siege in 1683, found a number of sacks with strange beans that they initially thought were camel feed and wanted to burn. The Polish king Jan III Sobieski granted the sacks to one of his officers named Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki, who started the first coffee house. This story was published by the Catholic Priest Gottfried Uhlich in 1783 in his History of the second Turkish Siege, and he took some liberties. In reality,Kulczycki's coffee house missed being the first by more than a year. A more factual account has been reported by Karl Teply.
After some experimentation, the legend goes on, Kulczycki added some sugar and milk, and the Viennese coffee tradition was born. This achievement has been recognized in many modern Viennese coffeehouses by hanging a picture of Kulczycki in the window.Another account is that Kulczycki, having spent two years in Ottoman captivity, knew perfectly well what coffee really was and tricked his superiors into granting him the beans that were considered worthless.
According to recent research, Vienna's first coffee house was in fact opened by an Armenian businessman named Johannes Diodato in 1685.[15 years later, four Greek owned coffeehouses had the privilege to serve coffee.
The new drink was well received, and coffee houses began to pop up rapidly. In the early period, the various drinks had no names, and customers would select the mixtures from a colour-shaded chart.
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July 4th, 2017
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Vali Irina Ciobanu
Thank you so much,Luther! I am honored to have my work futured on thr ABC Group!! Thank you so much!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's Open Week. You are invited to add this to the features archive discussion and in another discussion in ABC Group!
Jack Zulli
Wonderful expression with pleasing colors and blends in a delightful display, joy to view;) v/f
Vali Irina Ciobanu
Thank you,Robyn! I am so Glad to have my work futured in AAA Image și! I am honored!
Vali Irina Ciobanu
Thank you so much,Robyn! I am honored to have my work futured in The World We See Group! Thank you so much!
Vali Irina Ciobanu
Thank you,Lyric! I am honored to have my work futured in the Out Of The Ordinary 1A Day ! Thankyou!
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is Featured in the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! 7/12/17
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