‘The young Hans Sedlmayr’: Introduction to Sedlmayr translations

Abstract

Since so much emotion has accrued around the figure of Hans Sedlmayr due to his collaboration during the Nazi period in Austria, it has been felt that, however controversial, it might be enlightening to direct attention to less well-known aspects of the earlier part of his prolific, multifaceted and influential career.

Keywords

• nazism
• schapiro
• kritische berichte
• rigorous method
• riegl
• structural analysis
• imbriani