Alois Riegl

Alois Riegl
Riegl, c. 1890
Born14 January 1858 (1858-01-14)
Linz
Died17 June 1905(1905-06-17) (aged 47)
Vienna

Alois Riegl (14 January 1858 – 17 June 1905) was an Austrian art historian, and is considered a member of the Vienna School of Art History. He was one of the major figures in the establishment of art history as a self-sufficient academic discipline, and one of the most influential practitioners of formalism.

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