Manfred Wundram

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Manfred Wundram (born August 20, 1925 in Göttingen ; † June 14, 2015 in Waiblingen ) was a German art historian .

Career

After research stays at the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence and the Harvard University Center for Renaissance Studies and after several years as a lecturer and lecturer at the State Academy for Fine Arts in Stuttgart, Manfred Wundram was professor for Middle and Modern Art History in the Ruhr from 1970 to 1989 -University of Bochum .

Wundram is recognized as a scientist in medieval and modern art history. Methodologically, his research is particularly characterized by form analysis and style criticism. He has published articles on the architecture of the Romanesque , on the art of the late Middle Ages in Central Europe and on the architecture of the German Baroque . Wundram is particularly dedicated to painting , sculpture and architecture of the Early Renaissance and the High Renaissance. Among other things, he wrote books about the early Renaissance and Renaissance , about Raffael and Andrea Palladio , authored an art guide about Florence and, with Carl Georg Heise, was also the editor of Reclam's monographs on art.

After his retirement, Manfred Wundram lived in Waiblingen and gave regular lectures at the adult education centers in Winnenden and Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Publications

  • Palladio. 1508-1580. The rules of harmony. Taschen, Hong Kong et al. 2009, ISBN 978-3-8365-0286-3 .
  • Renaissance (= Art Epochs. Vol. 6 = Universal Library. No. 18173). Reclam, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-15-018173-9 .
  • with others: painting the world. An art history in 900 image analyzes, from Gothic to the present. 2 volumes. Taschen, Cologne et al. 2003, ISBN 3-8228-1764-3 .
  • Little history of art of the occident. Reclam, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-15-010468-8 .
  • Image selection, introduction and explanations in: The Bible in Art. The renaissance. German Bible Society, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-438-04463-3 .
  • with Thomas Pape: Andrea Palladio. 1508-1580. Architect between Renaissance and Baroque. Taschen, Cologne 1988, ISBN 3-8228-0098-8 .
  • Florence art guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-15-010385-1 .
  • Introduction to: Meyers Kleines Lexikon Kunst. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim et al. 1986, ISBN 3-411-02655-3 .
  • Renaissance and Mannerism. In: Martin Rabe, Georg Friedrich Schulz (Hrsg.): Art history of Europe. Painting, sculpture, architecture, practical art. Schuler Verlags-Gesellschaft, Herrsching 1983, ISBN 3-7796-5069-X , pp. 134-163.
  • The most famous paintings in the world. Imprimatur Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft, Bergisch Gladbach 1976.
  • Early Renaissance (= Art of the World . Series 2: The Cultures of the Occident. Vol. 28). Holle, Baden-Baden 1970.
  • Renaissance (= Bels style history . Vol. 8). Belser, Stuttgart 1970.
  • The artistic development in the relief style of Lorenzo Ghiberti. Munich 1952 (Göttingen, University, dissertation, 1952).

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personal data
SURNAME Wundram, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Goettingen
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 2015
Place of death Waiblingen