Julius von Schlosser

Julius Alwin Franz Georg Andreas Ritter von Schlosser ( born September 23, 1866 in Vienna, † December 1, 1938 ) was an Austrian art historian. Schlosser also wrote under the pseudonyms O. Hammer and Magnino.

Life

His parents were William Valentine of locksmith (* May 24, 1820, † March 9, 1870 ) and Sophie Maria Eiberger (* September 8, 1830; † September 28, 1916 )

His dissertation was in 1889 in Vienna on the topic " The Ordo Farfensis and the monastery of the early Middle Ages in the West ."

Schlosser was an important representative of the Vienna School of Art History. In 1901 he became director of the collection of sculptures and crafts of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. For a professor, he was appointed in 1905 and 1922 as a successor of Max Dvořák professor at the Institute II. In 1909 he became a corresponding member of the Austrian and 1914 Academy of Sciences. The Bavarian Academy of Sciences appointed him in 1929 to its corresponding member.

Schlosser has been dealing with the source of customer, the history of art and literature made ​​outstanding also in specialized topics such as the wax portrait or Wunderkammer, the museum of the early modern period.

He is buried in an honorary grave dedicated to the Vienna Central Cemetery ( 30D -1 -5). In 1941, in Vienna Floridsdorf ( 21st district ) was named the Schlossergasse after him.

Works

  • Modern Fairy Tale, 1887
  • The art and curiosities of the late Renaissance, 1908
  • The history of Porträtbildnerei in wax, 1911
  • The Treasury of the Most Imperial House in Vienna, 1918 ( digitized )
  • The art of the Middle Ages, 1923
  • The art of literature. A guide to source study of recent art history, 1924
  • The Vienna School of Art History, in: Communications of the Institute of Austrian History, 1934
  • History of style and language history in the visual arts, 1934

Literature (selection )

  • Hans H. Aurenhammer: Schlosser, Julius Ritter von. In: New German Biography ( NDB ). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-428-11204-3, pp. 105-107 ( digitized ).
  • M. Haja: locksmith Julius Alwin of. In: Austrian Biographical Encyclopaedia 1815-1950 ( ÖBL). Volume 10 Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5, pp. 218 f ( direct links on S. 218, S. 219).
  • Critical reports 4/1988 ( Special Issue on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death locksmith )
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