Sedlmayr, Hans#
b. Hornstein (Burgenland), Jan. 18, 1896, d. Salzburg, July 9, 1984. Art historian, university professor in Vienna (1936-1945) and Munich (1951-1964), 1965-1969 head of the newly-founded Department of Art History of the University of Salzburg; worked on diverse questions of art history and cultural philosophy, with special emphasis on the structure of works of art (influence of Gestalt psychology) and on iconology.
Publications#
J. B. Fischer v. Erlach, 1925; Oe. Barockarchitektur, 1930; Die Architektur Borrominis, 1930; Verlust der Mitte, 1948; Die Entstehung der Kathedrale, 1950; Die Revolution der modernen Kunst, 1955; Epochen und Werke, 3 vols., 1959-1982.Literature#
E. Frodl-Kraft, H. S. (1896-1984), in: Wr. Jahrbuch f. Kunstgeschichte 44, 1991; F. Piel (ed.), H. S. 1896-1984. Verz. seiner Schriften, 1996 (with obituary).