| Ref No | WIA FC/1896/13/7 |
| Title | Warburg, Moritz to Warburg, Aby 29/10/1896 |
| Writer | Warburg, Moritz |
| Place1 | [Florence] |
| Recipient | Warburg, Aby |
| Date | 29/10/1896 |
| DateNote | FC |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | the Crown Prince is visiting Florence; Moritz wants Warburg's views whether Moritz Warburg's views on art are correct; he feels rejuvenated by Florence; comments on Giotto paintings in Peruzzi Chapel in S. Croce, the miracle of the Raising of the Drusiana; on paintings by Perugino, Correggio, Botticelli - some of them so artificial in their setting that they could have been by 'Photograph Berlin'; but then Botticelli's 'Primavera', 'Venus', 'Minerva' are magnificent; enjoyed the wall paintings by Giotto, Giottino, [Cenni di Pepo] Cimabue in Accademia; is enthusiastic about Madonna paintings by Raphael, by Titian, Michelangelo's 'David', Donatello, Verrocchio, the Limoges collection in the Bargello; the previous day Moritz visited [R.] Davidsohn, who had a cold; mentions [Robert] Vischer, who does not seem to be very happy with his career; Vischer belittled the qualities of painters like Menzel; Moritz Warburg plans to return to Hamburg via Berlin and is looking forward to discussing art with Warburg; hopes that he is well set up in his flat in Berlin, refers to a visit by Moritz to Warburg in Munich years ago, when all Warburg had to eat was a sausage-end; Charlotte adds greetings; after lunch they will go to Dr. [Edgar] Kurz's 'Ambulanza' [clinic], as it is a good vantage point from which to watch the Crown Princes's carriage procession |
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| DS/UK/104 | Vischer; Robert (22/02/1847-25/03/1933); Prof. Dr. | 22/02/1847-25/03/1933 |
| DS/UK/129 | Davidsohn; Robert (26/04/1853-17/09/1937); Dr. | 26/04/1853-17/09/1937 |
| DS/UK/336 | Kurz; Edgar (d.1904); Dr. med. | d.1904 |
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