In Alois Riegl in Vienna 1875-1905: An Institutional Biography,
Diana Cordileone applies standard methods of cultural and
intellectual history for close readings of Riegl's published texts,
several of which are still unavailable in English. Further, the
author compares Riegl's work to several of the early works of
Friedrich Nietzsche that Riegl is known to have read before 1878.
Using archival and other primary sources this study also
illuminates the institutional conflicts and imperatives that shaped
Riegl's oeuvre. The result is a multi-layered philosophical,
cultural and institutional history of this art historian's work of
the fin-de-siecle that demonstrates his close relationship to
several of the significant actors in Vienna at the end of the
nineteenth century, an epoch of innovation, culture wars and
political uncertainty. The book is particularly devoted to
explaining how Riegl's theories of art were shaped by debates
outside the purview of the academic art historian. Its focal point
is the Austrian Museum for Art and Industry, where he worked for 13
years, and it presents a new interpretation of Riegl based upon his
early exposure to Nietzsche.
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