Alice Rasmussen (born ''Alice Fallai'' 3 November 1926) is an Italian-Swedish

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

, and author, specialised in

art history Art history is the study of Work of art, artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Tradit ...

botany Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

, and

August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (; ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than 60 pla ...

(1849–1912). Alice Rasmussen was born 1926 to Luigi Fallai, and Alice Carlsson. She is great-granddaughter of

Friedrichs Lachs Carl Siegmund ''Friedrichs'' Lachs (1832-1910) was a Bavarian-Swedish brewmaster active in Sweden and the United States. Friedrichs Lax was born on 9 January 1832 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Kingdom of Bavaria. He immigrated to Halmstad, Sweden, in ...

, and grand-nephew to

Charles Lachs Charles Georg Lachs (1879-1972) was a Bavarian- Swedish visual artist. Specialising in oil and etching, his motifs ranged from landscapes and portraits to humble working class areas around ''fin de siècle'' Stockholm. Biography Charles Lachs ...

, whose artistry she covered in ''Södermalm med omnejd i bilder av Charles Lachs'' (Stockholmia förlag, 2009). She grew up in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, Italy, and in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

, Sweden, and studied the

humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including Philosophy, certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature a ...

, as well as

history of religion The history of religion is the written record of human religious feelings, thoughts, and ideas. This period of religious history begins with the invention of writing about 5,200 years ago (3200 BCE). The Prehistoric religion, prehistory of reli ...

Stockholm University Stockholm University (SU) () is a public university, public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, social ...

Bibliography

* ''Några synpunkter på Kristusikonografins utveckling fram till och med den ottonska konsten'' (1975) * ''Flora och fauna i Strindbergs skärgårdsskildring under 1870– och 1880-talen'' (1977) * ''Några exempel på ikonografiska parallellföreteelser i samtida religioner vid tiden för kristendomens genombrott'' (1978) * ''Stilar i konsten – Rokoko'' av Flavio Conti (translation by Alice Rasmussen,

Wahlström & Widstrand Wahlström & Widstrand is a Swedish book publishing company. Wahlström & Widstrand was established in 1885 by two book sellers in Stockholm, Per Karl Wahlström and Wilhelm Widstrand. The company started publishing fiction in the 1890s and late ...

, 1979) * ''Strindbergsporträtt. Ett bidrag till Strindbergs ikonografi'' (Tryckgruppen AB, 1986, 145 p.) * ''Strindbergs porträtt'' (Bokförlaget Fingraf, 1991, 478 p.) * ''Vår skärgårds flora'' (1992) * ''Det går en oro genom själen. Strindbergs hem och vistelseorter i Norden'' (1997) * ''Södermalm med omnejd i bilder av Charles Lachs'' (Stockholmia förlag, 2009) * ''Strindbergs flora'' (CKM Förlag, 2009, 563 p.) * ''Strindbergs flora'' (CKM Förlag, 2012, 662 p.)

External links

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References

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