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Maykl BaksendollEnglish art historian.
Date of Birth: 18.08.1933
Country:  Great Britain |
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Michael Baxandall: English Art Historian
Michael Baxandall was an English art historian known for his extensive contributions to the study of Renaissance art.
Early Life and Education
Baxandall was born in England and grew up as the son of the curator of the Scottish National Gallery. His early exposure to art instilled in him a deep appreciation for the subject. He pursued his education at Cambridge, Pavia, and Munich, and also attended lectures by Hans Sedlmayr in St. Gallen.
Career
Baxandall began his professional career as a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1961 to 1965. He later became a professor at the Warburg Institute in 1965. Throughout his career, he also taught at Oxford University (1974-1975), Cornell University (1982-1988), and the University of California (1987-1996).
Baxandall's primary area of interest was the art of the Renaissance, and he approached it from a social historical perspective. He was known for his meticulous research and insightful analysis of artworks. Despite battling Parkinson's disease in his later years, Baxandall continued to work on monographs about George Baselitz and kitsch.
Notable Works
Baxandall's works have made a significant impact on the field of art history. Some of his notable publications include "Piero della Francesca" (1966), "German Wood Statuettes 1500-1800" (1967), "Giotto and the Orators, Humanist Observers of Painting in Italy and the Discovery of Pictorial Composition" (1971), and "Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy" (1972). He also wrote "Tiepolo and the Pictorial Intelligence" (1994) in collaboration with Svetlana Alpers.
Baxandall's books have been translated into multiple languages, including Japanese and various European languages. He was awarded the prestigious Abi Warburg Prize in 1988 for his outstanding contributions to the field of art history.
