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Josef Strzygowski

Austrian art historian (1862-1941) · Austria · Academics · Died at 78

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Josef Rudolph Thomas Strzygowski was a Polish-Austrian art historian known for his theories promoting influences from the art of the Near East on European art, for example that of Early Christian Armenian architecture on the early Medieval architecture of Europe, outlined in his book, Die Baukunst der Armenier und Europa.

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Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America1928

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Spouse: Hertha Karasek-Strzygowski

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Josef Rudolph Thomas Strzygowski was a Polish-Austrian art historian known for his theories promoting influences from the art of the Near East on European art, for example that of Early Christian Armenian architecture on the early Medieval architecture of Europe, outlined in his book, Die Baukunst der Armenier und Europa. He is considered a member of the Vienna School of Art History.

Country
Austria
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1862 to 1941 · aged 78

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