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date: 23 June 2025

Wittkower, Rudolf 

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The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Author(s):
Ian ChilversIan Chilvers

(b Berlin, 22 June 1901; d New York, 11 Oct. 1971).Anglo-German art historian. He was born and brought up in Germany, but held British citizenship through his father, who had been born in England. After studying at the universities of Munich and Berlin, he worked at the Biblioteca Hertziana in Rome from ... ...

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