Josef Strzygowski

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1862 – 1941

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Who was Josef Strzygowski?

Josef Strzygowski was a Polish-Austrian art historian known for his theories promoting influences from the art of the Near East on European art, for example that of Early Christian Armenian architecture on the early Medieval architecture of Europe, outlined in his book, Die Baukunst der Armenier und Europa. He is considered a member of the Vienna School of Art History.

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Born
Mar 7, 1862
Bielsko-Biała
Lived in
  • Austrian Silesia
Died
Jan 2, 1941
Vienna

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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