‘Schlosser redivus‘. Review of: Julius von Schlosser (1866-1938), Wiener Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte, vol, 66, 2021.

Abstract

Julius von Schlosser (1866-1938), Commemorative volume of the Wiener Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte (vol. 60, 2021) including 13 lectures devoted to the work of Julius Schlosser. The subjects are treated concretely, without academic ‘discourse’, illustrating the generational span and antithesis of a relatively prolific career spent between the museum and university during a period important in defining the goals of the discipline.

Keywords

• the “literature of art” – kunstliteratur
• medieval and renaissance sculpture
• museum administration
• neo-idealism
• formalism
• naturalism in art
• artistic insularity
• aby warburg
• alois riegl
• ernst gombrich
• otto kurz
• benedetto croce