Heinrich Wölfflin
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1864 – 1945
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Who was Heinrich Wölfflin?
Heinrich Wölfflin was an important Swiss art historian, whose objective classifying principles were influential in the development of formal analysis in art history in the early 20th century. He taught at Basel, Berlin and Munich in the generation that raised German art history to pre-eminence. His three great books, still consulted, are Renaissance und Barock, Die Klassische Kunst, and Kunstgeschichtliche Grundbegriffe.
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- Born
- Jun 21, 1864
Winterthur - Also known as
- Heinrich Wolfflin
- Parents
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Education
- University of Basel
- Died
- Jul 19, 1945
Zürich
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on July 23, 2013
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