Volker Herzner
Volker Herzner (born June 28, 1940 in Leipzig ) is a German art historian .
Herzner studied in Frankfurt and Vienna . He received his doctorate in Vienna in 1969 with a study on Donatello's pulpits in San Lorenzo . With an investigation into the David and Judith iconography of the Quattrocento in Florence , the habilitation for art history followed in Karlsruhe in 1980 . He had professorships in Karlsruhe and Koblenz-Landau . His specialties are the Italian Renaissance and old Dutch painting . He lives in Karlsruhe. His book The Sistine Ceiling. Why Michelangelo was allowed to paint what he wanted he dedicated to his wife Irmlind.
Publications
- Jan van Eyck and the Ghent Altarpiece; Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft Worms 1995; ISBN 3-88462-125-4
- The Sistine Ceiling. Why Michelangelo was allowed to paint what he wanted (Studies on Art History; Vol. 205); Georg Olms Verlag Hildesheim 2015; ISBN 978-3-487-15229-5
supporting documents
- http://www.ka-news.de/kultur/regional/Staatliche-Kunsthalle-Karlsruhe-Vortrag-zum-Werk-Michelangelos;art136,1956538
- Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar 2009
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herzner, Volker |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |