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Heinrich Wölfflin (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈvœlflɪn]; 21 June 1864 – 19 July 1945) was a Swiss art historian, esthetician and educator, whose objective classifying principles ("painterly" vs. "linear" and the like) were influential in the development of formal analysis in art history in the early 20th century.
Jun 17, 2024 · Heinrich Wölfflin (born June 21, 1864, Basel, Switz.—died July 19, 1945, Basel) was a writer on aesthetics and the most important art historian of his period writing in German. Wölfflin was educated at the universities of Basel, Berlin, and Munich.
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One of the most successful attempts was made by Heinrich Wölfflin in his book Principles or Art History The Problem of the Development of Style in Later Art (1915). Through a careful study of Renaissance (late 15th- and early 16th-century) and Baroque (17th-century) works of art, Wölfflin distilled a number of principles, which he arranged in ...
A comprehensive biography of Heinrich Wölfflin, a Swiss art historian and a major exponent of formalist methodology. Learn about his life, works, students, influence and legacy in the field of art history.
This chapter will give the answer: Yes, there is a noble ancestry linking art history and literature and it has even a name: Heinrich Wölfflin, art historian and professor at the University of Zurich.
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Learn about Heinrich Wölfflin (1864–1945), one of the most influential art historians of his period, who wrote on classic art, Renaissance, Baroque, and Dürer. Find his books, principles of art history, and related content in Oxford Reference.
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Heinrich Wölfflin (hīn´rĬkh völf´lĬn), 1864–1945, Swiss art historian. Wölfflin's formal stylistic analysis of motifs and composition in art combined cultural history and psychological insight into the creative process to form a complete aesthetic system.
