Jacob Burckhardt Prize
Jacob Burckhardt Prize is the name of two cultural prizes , which were organized by the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Foundation in Basel , initiated by the Hamburg entrepreneur Alfred Toepfer , and by the Art History Institute in Florence - Max Planck Institute together with the Association for Funding of the Art History Institute in Florence (Max Planck Institute) eV .
The awards commemorate the Swiss cultural and art historian Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897).
Jacob Burckhardt Prize of the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Foundation, Basel
Awarded for exemplary artistic achievements. It is endowed with 20,000 Swiss francs.
Award winners
- 1971: Werner Kaegi
- 1972: Guido Kisch
- 1976: Friedrich Maurer
- 1977: Claude Vigée
- 1978: Max Burckhardt
- 1979: Peter Huchel
- 1981: Gaetano Benedetti
- 1983: Tomi Ungerer
- 1985: Hans Maier
- 1986: André Weckmann
- 1990: Rolf Hochhuth
- 1995: Heinz Spoerli
- 1998: Wolfgang Rihm
- 200 ?: Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini
Jacob Burckhardt Prize of the Institute of Art History in Florence - Max Planck Institute
Awarded to young academics in the field of art history. The prize is endowed with € 10,000 and enables a three-month research stay in Florence as well as the opportunity to publish the scientific results of the stay.
Award winners
- 2004: Stanko Kokole
- 2007: Johannes Myssok
- 2009: Rebecca Müller
- 2011: Nicola Suthor
- 2016: Wolf-Dietrich Löhr
- 2018: Christopher Wood
Web links
- Information on the Jacob Burckhardt Prize on the website of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz
- Information on the Jacob Burckhardt Prize on the website of the Association for the Promotion of the Art History Institute in Florence (Max Planck Institute) eV
See also
- Upper Rhine Culture Prize of the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Foundation