Henk Schulte Nordholt (8 March 1909, in

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– 9 November 1998, in

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) was an art history professor and scholar from the

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.Henk Schule Nordholt
Dictionary of Art Historians He studied German language and literature, history, and art history at the

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from 1932 until 1939 and then taught German and history at the

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. He earned a doctorate under

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(1893-1962) in 1948 from the

and wrote a

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of the Renaissance . He admired Jacob Burckhardt. In 1953 he became a full professor of art and cultural history at the

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. He was a founder of the

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Bibliography

* ''Kunstgeschiedenis als wetenschap'' (Art History as Science) (1957) *''Het beeld der Renaissance; Een historiografische studie'' Amsterdam: Querido, 1948 * The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings and Drawings of the 17th Century. Tokyo: The National Museum of Western Art /Yomiuri Shimbun, 1968 * "Kunstgeschiedenis als wetenschap." in Dijksterhuis, E. J., ed. Scientia, handboek voor wetenschap, kunst en religie 2. Zeist: De Haan, 1957, pp. 1-20 * "Die geistesgeschichtliche Situation der Zeit um 1400." in Europäische kunst um 1400. xhibition catalogWien: Kunsthistorisches Museum, 1962, pp. 27-51 * Brieven uit Italië: aan mijn vroegere studenten over leven en werk. Groningen: Instituut voor Kunst- en Architectuurgeschiedenis, 1998.

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