Wiener Zuckerbacker / Viennese Confectioner (colour litho)

Wiener Zuckerbacker. Der Zuckerbacker oder Konditor war als Hersteller feiner Backwaren und Sussigkeiten wie Marzipan, Konfekt, kandierten Fruchten besonders beliebt. Er musste neben seiner Backkunst auch uber Phantasie und kunstlerische Gestaltungsfahigkeit verfugen, sollten ihm die prunkvollen Tafelaufsatze aus Zuckerwerk gelingen, die man im 19 Jahrh ganz beonders schatzte. Translation: Viennese Confectioner. The confectioner was particularly popular as a manufacturer of fine baked goods and sweets such as marzipan, confectionery and candied fruit. In addition to his art of baking, he also had to have imagination and artistic creativity if he were to succeed in creating the magnificent centerpieces made of confectionery, which were particularly appreciated in the 19th century. Illustration for Deutsche Kulturbilder, 1400-1900 (Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, 1934).