(1928–2019) Johann Georg Platzer (1704–1761) Roland Rainer (1910–2004) Daniel Richter (born 1962) Rudolph Schwarz (1840–1912) Robert Sedlacek (1881–1957) Nasrine Seraji (born 1957) Tamuna Sirbiladze (1971–2016) Hito Steyerl (born 1966) Paul Troger (1698–1762) Norbert Troller (1900–1984)) Rudolf von Alt (1812–1905) Friedrich von Schmidt (1825–1891) Henrik Weber (1818–1866) Kurt Weiss (1895–1966) Albert Zimmermann (1808–1888) Notable rejects Adolf Hitler In fiction The Academy of Fine Arts in 1908 is the scene of the early chapters of the 2001 Alternative History novel The Alternative Hypothesis ("La part de l'autre") by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. It is based on the assumption that had the young Adolf Hitler been accepted he might have become a recognized painter and never entered politics, and never become the dictator of Nazi Germany. The dramatic tension in the book's plot develops from the Academy staff, deliberating whether or not to admit Hitler, thinking of it as an unimportant matter concerning a single unknown student - while the readers are aware that in fact they are deciding the future of the entire world. References External links Exhibition catalogues of Academy of Fine Arts in the Belvedere Digital Library website of the Media Server (archived 8 September 2005) Study in Austria: A Guide (archived 17 January 2005) Universities and colleges in Austria Art schools in Austria Culture in Vienna 1692 establishments in Austria Educational institutions established in the 1690s Buildings and structures in Vienna Art museums and galleries in Vienna 1692 in art Theophil Hansen buildings