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Richard Sedlmaier
Richard Sedlmaier (10 August 1890 – 1 June 1963) was a German art historian. living and working Born in Würzburg, Sedlmaier was the son of the merchant Adalbert Sedlmaier and his wife Auguste ''née'' Hagen. He grew up in Würzburg and passed his Abitur in 1909. From 1909 to 1916 he studied art history, archaeology and literary history at the universities of Munich, Wien, Berlin and Würzburg . In 1916 he was awarded the title of Dr. phil. in Würzburg with the work ''Grundlagen der Rokoko-Ornamentik in Frankreich'' doctorates. From 1917 he was curator at the Museum of Art History of the University of Würzburg. In 1923 habilitated he began a thesis on the Würzburg Residence and became private lecturer at the Art History Institute of the University of Würzburg. In 1927 he was appointed professor with chair at the University of Rostock, where he headed the Institute of Art History until 1939 and was Dean in 1933/1934. His research focus shifted to the study of arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Historian
Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today, art history examines broader aspects of visual culture, including the various visual and conceptual outcomes related to an ever-evolving definition of art. Art history encompasses the study of objects created by different cultures around the world and throughout history that convey meaning, importance or serve usefulness primarily through visual representations. As a discipline, art history is distinguished from art criticism, which is concerned with establishing a relative artistic value upon individual works with respect to others of comparable style or sanctioning an entire style or movement; and art theory or "philosophy of art", which is concerned with the fundamental nature of art. One branch of this area of study is aesthetics, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
