Johannes Wilde
Hungarian art historian and teacher (1891–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johannes Wilde CBE (2 July 1891 – 13 September 1970) was a Hungarian art historian and teacher of art history. He later became an Austrian, and then a British, citizen. He was a noted expert on the drawings of Michelangelo. Wilde was a pioneer of the use of X-rays as a tool for the study of both the creation and the state of conservation of paintings. From 1948 to 1958 he was deputy director of the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.[1][2]
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Johannes Wilde | |
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Born | János Wilde 2 July 1891 Budapest, Hungary |
Died | 13 September 1970 Dulwich, England |
Nationality | Hungarian, Austrian, British |
Occupation | art historian |
Known for | catalogue of Michelangelo drawings in the National Gallery, London |
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