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Carl Justi
AuthorBooks · Second hand1832-1912
Carl Justi was a German art historian, who practised a biographical approach to art history. Professor of art history at the University of Bonn, he wrote three major critical biographies: of Johann Joachim Winckelmann, of Diego Velázquez and of Michelangelo.
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About Carl Justi
Birth
1832
Death
1912
First book
1866
Years writing
46
Carl Justi was a German art historian, who practised a biographical approach to art history. Professor of art history at the University of Bonn, he wrote three major critical biographies: of Johann Joachim Winckelmann, of Diego Velázquez and of Michelangelo.
Carl Justi was a prominent German art historian born in the city of Marburg.
His work as a university professor was fundamental to the dissemination of art history.
He is world-renowned for his masterpiece Winckelmann und seine Zeitgenossen.
His deep fascination with Spain led him to conduct foundational studies on Spanish painting.
He wrote an essential biography of Diego Velázquez that remains a benchmark in the study of the painter.
