| Ref No | WIA FC/1896/14/11 |
| Title | Warburg, Olga to Warburg, Aby 27/10/1896 |
| Writer | Warburg, Olga |
| Place1 | Florence |
| Recipient | Warburg, Aby |
| Place2 | [Berlin] |
| Date | 27/10/1896 |
| DateNote | FC |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | she is enthusiastic about Florence; adores the landscape, the art treasures, the air; thanks Warburg for his plan or tour guide which they follow; agrees that it is the correct procedure to start with Giotto and with churches and not with galleries; on early Renaissance painting, on copies and originals, on Botticelli; comments on a marble statue in the Uffizi, called 'Pomone', asks whether it is the goddess of flowers which Warburg wrote about in his PhD; on Botticelli's 'Minerva'; they visited Palazzo Pitti, Accademia, Uffizi; mentions Botticelli's 'Simonetta'; father and mother look at everything, but they seem to understand Dutch art better than Italian art; they visited Fiesole at sunset; Alice [Hallgarten] is in Florence and her care and attention is greatly appreciated; Louise Warburg shows great understanding and taste; Mrs. [Jessie] Hillebrand visited them a second time; Olga has spoken with Elena Krahnstöver; Olga offers to move to Florence, should Warburg decide to move to Florence; she is better understanding than speaking Italian |
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| DS/UK/132 | Franchetti; Alice, née Hallgarten (1874-22/10/1911) | 1874-22/10/1911 |
| DS/UK/234 | Hillebrand; Jessie, née Taylor, divorced Laussot (27/12/1826-1905) | 27/12/1826-1905 |
| DS/UK/664 | Kohn-Speyer; Olga Charlotte (04/11/1873-07/08/1904); née Warburg | 04/11/1873-07/08/1904 |
| DS/UK/662 | Derenberg; Louise Martha, née Warburg (12/03/1879-1974) | 12/03/1879-1974 |
| DS/UK/1061 | Krahnstöver; Elena (1890-1945) | 1890-1945 |
| DS/UK/2245 | Warburg; Aby Moritz (13/06/1866-26/10/1929); Professor, Dr. | 13/06/1866-26/10/1929 |