Work
Stilfragen: Grundlegungen zu einer Geschichte der Ornamentik
Explore in the Atlas →Refuted the Semperian materialist account of ornament and introduced Kunstwollen as the autonomous, period-specific impulse driving stylistic change. Riegl's Die spätrömische Kunstindustrie (1901) extended the argument to late Roman art and inspired Benjamin and Panofsky.
Meaning Representation Knowledge
Details
- Type
- Text
- Location
- Berlin
Connections
- articulates Kunstwollen (Will to Art)
Referenced by
- Alois Riegl authored
Sources
- Riegl. Stilfragen. 1992.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Stilfragen: Grundlegungen zu einer Geschichte der Ornamentik." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-stilfragen/. Accessed July 17, 2026.