Wilhelm von Bode
German art historian (1845–1929) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilhelm von Bode (10 December 1845 – 1 March 1929) was a German art historian and museum curator. Born Arnold Wilhelm Bode in Calvörde, and known as Wilhelm Bode for most of his career, he was ennobled in 1913,[1] and thereafter adopted the aristocratic "von". He was the creator and first curator of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, now called the Bode Museum in his honor, in 1904.
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Wilhelm von Bode | |
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Born | (1845-12-10)10 December 1845 |
Died | 1 March 1929(1929-03-01) (aged 83) |
Nationality | German |
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He wrote a number of books, many large and authoritative studies of the art of the Italian Renaissance and the Dutch and Flemish Baroque, but also other subjects.