Mikhail Vladimirovich Alpatov

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Michail Wladimirowitsch Alpatow ( Russian Михаил Владимирович Алпатов ; * December 10, 1902 in Moscow ; † May 9, 1986 ibid) was a Russian art historian .

Life

Alpatov was born in Moscow on December 10, 1902 . He studied art history at Moscow University and, after completing his studies, taught his subject at various art colleges, including the Frankfurt Städelschule . He was a long-time director at the Institute for Theory and History of Art of the Academy of Arts of the USSR .

Alpatow dealt primarily with the Old Russian and Western European art. The main focus of his art-historical work was precise interpretations of individual works of art and intensive preoccupation with individual artist personalities.

Works

  • The Italian art of the era of Dante and Giotto (1939; Russian)
  • Studies on the history of Western European art (1939, 2nd edition 1963, German partial editions Cologne 1974 and Dresden 1982), ISBN 3-7701-0640-7
  • History of Art (2 volumes, Dresden 1960–1964)
  • The Dresden gallery. Old Masters (Dresden 1995), ISBN 3-364-00015-8
  • Old Russian Icon Painting (Dresden 1962)
  • The Russian Impact on Art (New York 1950, 1970)
  • "La" Trinité "in l'art Byzantin et l'icône de Rublev . Études comparatives." Revue des études byzantines , Année 1927, 146, pp. 150–186 persee.fr

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personal data
SURNAME Alpatov, Mikhail Vladimirovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Алпатов, Михаил Владимирович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian art historian
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1986
Place of death Moscow