Adolf Michaelis
German classical archaeologist (1835-1910) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 75
Adolf Michaelis was a German classical scholar, a professor of art history at the University of Strasbourg from 1872, who helped establish the connoisseurship of Ancient Greek sculpture and Roman sculpture on their modern footing.
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Just at the cusp of the introduction of photography as a tool of art history, Michaelis pioneered supplementing his descriptions with sketches.
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Alexander ConzeBoth received Travel Scholarship of the German Archaeological InstitutePaul JacobsthalBoth received Travel Scholarship of the German Archaeological InstituteAlexander DemandtBoth received Travel Scholarship of the German Archaeological InstituteOtto BrendelBoth received Travel Scholarship of the German Archaeological Institute
Klaus SchmidtBoth received Travel Scholarship of the German Archaeological InstituteErika SimonBoth received Travel Scholarship of the German Archaeological Institute