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Heinrich Richard Hamann (29 May 1879, in Seehausen – 9 January 1961, in 
Since 2009 the "Richard-Hamann-Preis für Kunstgeschichte" has been awarded for outstanding scientific achievements in the history of art or the promotion of art history research.
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(published works)
Immenstadt im Allgäu
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) was a German art historian.
He attended the Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen in Magdeburg
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, and later studied Germanistics
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, art history and philosophy at the University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin (german: link=no, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.
The university was established by Frederick Will ...
. In 1902 he received his promotion with the dissertation-thesis ''Das Symbol'' as a student of Wilhelm Dilthey. In 1911 he obtained his habilitation
Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including ...
at Berlin, and subsequently became a professor of art history at Posen Academy. In 1913 he relocated to the University of Marburg
The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the worl ...
, where he founded the Bildarchiv Foto Marburg (photo archives). From 1947 to 1957 he served as a guest professor at the University of Berlin.
Since 2009 the "Richard-Hamann-Preis für Kunstgeschichte" has been awarded for outstanding scientific achievements in the history of art or the promotion of art history research.Selected works
* ''Rembrandts Radirungen'' (1906) –Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally co ...
's etchings.
* ''Der Impressionismus in Leben und Kunst'' (1907) – Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passa ...
in life and art.
* ''Die Frührenaissance der italienischen Malerei'' (1909) – Italian painting of the early Renaissance.
* ''Ästhetik'' (1911) – Aesthetics.
* ''Kunst und Kultur der Gegenwart'' (1922) – Art and culture of the present.
* ''Deutsche und französische Kunst im Mittelalter'' (1923) – German and French art of the Middle Ages.
* ''Die Skulpturen des Zeustempels zu Olympia'' (with Ernst Buschor
Ernst Buschor ( Hürben, 2 June 1886 – Munich, 11 December 1961) was a German archaeologist and translator.
Biography
From 1905 he studied at the University of Munich as a pupil of classical archaeologist Adolf Furtwängler, earning his ...
, 1924) – The sculptures of the Temple of Zeus
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Greece
* Temple of Zeus, Olympia
* Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
* Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus, Athens
Italy
* Temple of Olympian Zeus, Agrigento
* Temple G, Selinunte
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at Olympia
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Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Olympia'' (1938 film), by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games
* ''Olympia'' (1998 film), about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlet ...
.
* ''Die deutsche Malerei vom 18. bis zum Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts'' (1925) – German painting from the 18th to the beginning of the 20th century.
* ''Geschichte der Kunst von der altchristlichen Zeit bis zur Gegenwart'' (1933) – History of art from the early Christian era to the present.
* ''Ägyptische Kunst; Wesen und Geschichte'' (1944) – Egyptian art; essence and history.
* ''Naturalismus'' (with Jost Hermand, 1959) – Naturalism.
* ''Impressionismus'' (with Jost Hermand, 1960) – Impressionism.
* ''Geschichte der Kunst'' (6 volumes, 1964) – History of art.(published works)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamann, Richard 1879 births 1961 deaths People from Börde (district) Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin Royal Academy Posen faculty Academic staff of the University of Marburg German art historians Members of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin