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German art historian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilhelm Lübke (17 January 1826 – 5 April 1893) was a German art historian, born in Dortmund.
Wilhelm Lübke | |
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Born | January 17, 1826 |
Died | April 5, 1894 68) | (aged
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Art historian |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Bonn Humboldt University of Berlin |
Academic work | |
Institutions | ETH Zurich University of Stuttgart |
He studied at Bonn and Berlin; was a professor of architecture at the Berlin Bauakademie (1857–61) and a professor of art history at the Polytechnic in Zurich (1861–66), the Polytechnic in Stuttgart (1866–85), and the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe (1885–93).[1] Previous to his work in art, he gave instruction in vocal and pianoforte music.
Lübke was one of the pioneer writers on art history in Germany. His works were for their day both scholarly and appreciative, and correlate the epochs of art history with the great historical periods.
Lübke wrote, in a comprehensive and readable style, numerous valuable works, including:
With Karl von Lützow, he published Denkmäler der Kunst, later translated into English and issued as Monuments of art, showing its development and progress from the earliest artistic attempts to the present period.
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