Robert Stiassny
Robert Stiassny (born July 29, 1862 in Vienna ; † February 26, 1917 there ) was an Austrian art historian .
Robert Stiassny was born in July 1862 as the third child of Adolf Adolph Stiassny (1825–1906) and his wife Katharina geb. Weinberger (1830–1865) born in Vienna. He lost his mother at the age of three.
He was the curator of the cast museum of the Vienna Academy and private lecturer at the Technical University of Vienna.
Stiassny's main focus was the Austrian art history of the 15th and 16th centuries . His best known work was the altar by Michael Pacher in St. Wolfgang in the Salzkammergut . The not yet completed work was finished by Hans Tietze after the death of Robert Stiassny and published by Schroll in Vienna in 1919.
Stiassny died after a brief illness in February 1917 at the age of 54. He was unmarried.
Publications
- Hans Makart and his lasting importance , Leipzig 1886.
- Hans Baldung Griens coat of arms drawings in Coburg , Vienna 1896.
- A medieval alpine artist . Berlin, 1897.
- Old Salzburg panel paintings , Prague 1903.
- Michael Pacher's St. Wolfgang Altar , Vienna 1919.
- Building studies and building pictures: Writings on art / Josef Bayer. From d. Estate ed. by Robert Stiassny.
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Stiassny in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stiassny, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1917 |
| Place of death | Vienna |