Ellen Beer

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Ellen Judith Beer ( March 12, 1926 - March 18, 2004 in Muri near Bern ) was a Swiss art historian .

Life

Ellen Beer did her doctorate at the University of Zurich under Hans R. Hahnloser on the rose of the cathedral of Lausanne . In 1965 she was appointed associate professor and in 1971 full professor at the University of Bern . The Ellen-J.-Beer Foundation was established in her memory, which supports young academics and projects in the field of older art history.

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With her work on Lichtmystik (1972) and Goldgrund (1982), she has written internationally recognized and still topical basic works. This was followed by two volumes on Swiss glass painting from the 12th to 15th centuries as well as publications on Gothic book painting . While her books were primarily oriented towards the history of style and iconography, her articles followed methodologically new directions: They deal with the function of objects, theological backgrounds, questions of motif choice and historical-political programs.

Publications (selection)

  • The rose of Lausanne Cathedral and the cosmological circle of images of the Middle Ages. Benteli, Bern 1952.
  • The stained glass in Switzerland from the 12th to the beginning of the 14th century. Basel 1956.
  • Contributions to the Upper Rhine illumination in the first half of the 14th century with special consideration of the initial ornamentation. Birkhäuser, Basel [a. a.] 1959.
  • Festschrift for Hans R. Hahnloser's 60th birthday in 1959 (Ed.), Birkhäuser, Basel [u. a.] 1961.
  • Initial and miniature: Illumination from 9 centuries in manuscripts in the Baden State Library. (Anniversary exhibition 1965), Feuermann, Basel 1965.
  • Switzerland's glass paintings from the 14th and 15th centuries - without Königsfelden and the Bern Cathedral Choir. ( Corpus vitrearum medii aevi / Switzerland, 3). Birkhäuser, Basel 1965.
  • The Moutier-Grandval Bible. (British Museum Add. Ms. 10546). Association of Swiss Lithography Owners, Bern 1971.
  • The mysticism of light in the art of the West. Lang, Bern [u. a.] 1972.
  • Bern's great time: the 15th century rediscovered. (Ed.) Berner Lehrmittel- und Medienverlag, Bern 1999.

literature

  • Nobile claret opus: Festgabe for Ellen Judith Beer. Schwegler, Schwegler 1986 (= journal for Swiss archeology and art history; 43.1986, 1).
  • Rüdiger Becksmann: Ellen Judith Beer (March 12, 1926 - March 18, 2004). In: Journal of the German Association for Art Research , 59 / 60.2005 / 06 (2007), pp. 319–321.
  • Brigitte Kurmann-Schwarz: Obituary for Ellen Judith Beer (March 12, 1926 - March 18, 2004). In: Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, 68.2005, pp. 589–592.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Norberto Gramaccini: Passionate researcher. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , March 27, 2004, accessed on March 29, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Beer, Ellen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beer, Ellen Judith (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss art historian
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1926
DATE OF DEATH March 18, 2004
Place of death Muri near Bern