Heinrich Bodmer
Heinrich Bodmer (born April 15, 1885 , † September 1, 1950 ) was a Swiss art historian and specialist in the art of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque .
Life
Heinrich Bodmer received his doctorate in 1921 from the University of Basel with a thesis on the painter Lorenzo di Credi . From 1922 to 1932 he worked for ten years in Florence as director of the Kunsthistorisches Institut , the reopening of which he organized after it was closed due to the First World War . The rooms in which the restituted book holdings were temporarily set up were initially (until 1927) halls in the Uffizi .
Due to tensions between Wilhelm von Bode and Wilhelm Waetzoldt , the extension of Heinrich Bodmer's contract as director was initially uncertain, but after Bode left the Berlin museums, Bodmer was able to remain in office until his retirement. Arthur Haseloff became his successor at the Kunsthistorisches Institut .
The researcher's specialist fields included the Florentine painting of the Renaissance, in particular Leonardo da Vinci , and the emergence of baroque painting in the circle of Annibale Carracci . In connection with these interests, Bodmer promoted the photographic documentation of baroque visual works with an intensity that was unusual at the time. In addition, numerous articles deal in particular with the study of hand drawings.
Publications (selection)
- Leonardo. The master's paintings and drawings. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart a. a. 1931.
- Bartolomeo Passarotti, ritrattista bolognese del Cinquecento. Stabilimenti poligrafici riuniti, Bologna 1934.
- Leonardo da Vinci. Hopfer, Burg near Munich 1939.
- Lodovico Carracci. Hopfer, Burg near Munich 1939.
- Disegni di Leonardo. Sansoni, Florence 1939.
- Rembrandt. Goldmann, Leipzig 1941.
- Correggio and the painting of Emilia. Deuticke, Vienna 1942.
literature
- Ludwig Heinrich Heydenreich : In memoriam Heinrich Bodmer , in: Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz , 7, 1953/56, pp. 148-149.
- Hans Métraux and Ludwig H. Heydenreich, reminder words to Dr. phil Heinrich Bodmer-von Arnim. April 15, 1885 - September 1, 1950 (private print).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bodmer, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bodmer, Enrico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1885 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1950 |