Walter Otto (art historian)
Walter Otto (born July 29, 1911 in Hanover , † April 26, 1971 in Munich ) was a German art historian .
Walter Otto studied at the University of Munich and received his doctorate in 1947. From 1950 he taught there as a private lecturer, in 1956 he completed his habilitation and was appointed adjunct professor at the University of Munich. His students included u. a. Martin Gosebruch .
Walter Otto's research focus was on the area of the early Middle Ages. Thematically, however, his research was broad and extended to contemporary art.
Fonts (selection)
- Reichenauer gold driving work. (Diss. Phil. University of Munich, May 10, 1947, typewritten ), abstract printed in: Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte 13 (1950), pp. 39–67.
- The Carolingian world of images . (Habilitation thesis) Art history seminar at the University of Munich, Munich 1957.
- To Wolfgang Klähn's art. In: Speculum Artis 14 (1962), volume 3, pp. 46-48.
- A group of early Carolingian ivory carvings (from the estate of Walter Otto, kept in the Braunschweig University Library).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Otto, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1971 |
| Place of death | Munich |