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1. Winckelmann, Johann Winckelmann, Johann Joachim Winckelmannnoun

   German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)

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1. johann winckelmann

   Johann Joachim Winckelmann (; German: [ˈvɪŋkl̩man]; 9 December 1717 – 8 June 1768) was a German art historian and archaeologist. He was a pioneering Hellenist who first articulated the differences between Greek, Greco-Roman and Roman art. "The prophet and founding hero of modern archaeology", Winckelmann was one of the founders of scientific archaeology and first applied the categories of style on a large, systematic basis to the history of art. Many consider him the father of the discipline of art history. He was one of the first to separate Greek Art into periods, and time classifications.He had a decisive influence on the rise of the Neoclassical movement during the late 18th century. His writings influenced not only a new science of archaeology and art history but Western painting, sculpture, literature and even philosophy. Winckelmann's History of Ancient Art (1764) was one of the first books written in German to become a classic of European literature. His subsequent influence on Lessing, Herder, Goethe, Hölderlin, Heine, Nietzsche, George, and Spengler has been provocatively called "the Tyranny of Greece over Germany."Winckelmann was homosexual, and open homoeroticism formed his writings on aesthetics. In 1752, he mentioned the "lust" which could be experienced with the "divine monarch" (i.e. Frederick the Great) in Potsdam in a similar way as in "Athens and Sparta" and which he could enjoy so immensely that he would never again be allowed to. His homosexuality was recognized by his contemporaries, such as Goethe. In 1768, at the age of 50, he was murdered by a fellow guest at his hotel, for reasons that remain unclear.

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1. johann winckelmann

   Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768) was a German art historian and archaeologist who is often identified as the founder of art history and modern archaeology. He is recognized for his writings that integrated art, history, and aesthetics and his theories on the imitation of Greek art in sculpture and painting. Winckelmann believed that the key to understanding Western artistic culture lay in ancient Greece and he greatly influenced the European artistic movement known as Neoclassicism. His main works include "Gedanken über die Nachahmung der griechischen Werke in der Malerei und Bildhauerkunst" (1755) and "Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums" (1764). His work helped to shape the modern discipline of art history and is still influential today.

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