| Ref No | WIA FC/1924/5/55 |
| Title | Warburg, Aby to Warburg, Mary 30/01/1924 |
| Writer | Warburg, Aby, styled 'P P Pf Parr Vattinke' |
| Place1 | Kreuzlingen |
| Recipient | Warburg, Mary, styled 'M'rieken' |
| Place2 | [Hamburg] |
| Date | 30/01/1924 |
| DateNote | FC |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | he was told that Alice and two nieces will visit him, he had only heard from Gisela about it beforehand; complains about enveleopes, they are too small; hopes to hear more about Frede's exams; he has been thinking about the Perseus problem again, has found more material in Förster; Perseus killing Medusa has been painted on the ceiling, with reference to Chigi's horoscope, the creation of Fama out of Medusa's blood, the centre of the prophecy: Perseus as personification of victorious Renaissance man; it is a matter or course that it has something to do with Chigi's birthday, should be in the first half of March 1465; can Mary find her sketch of the ceiling?; requests material to be sent to him, also [Kasimir] Graff's calculations; he is about to crack the date of Chigi's birthday; his hands are crippled, cannot hold things correctly, knocks over Marty's pastel painting of the Heath; bad omens!; requests Saxl's help about Chigi, by checking [Josephus/Giuseppe] Cugnoni 'Archivio di Storia Patria Romana' for Chigi's hopes; is still waiting for thanks from Hammers; had to have his hair cut, is very unhappy, it is the 'coup de dis-grace'; orders more calendar sheet, with red ink; greetings to Datzin [Marietta Warburg], exam-Frede [Frede Warburg], BST [='Bücherstube' = library staff]; orders Saxl to reprimand Hartlaub; has [Camillo] 'Agrippa' been delivered?; his Zucchi cycle would fit wonderfully well into 'Studies'; have they found Perseus, Farnesina, Fulgentius, is anything about the dream of Aeneas in [N. v. ] Wyle? |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/299 | Hertz; Clara | |
| DS/UK/371 | Braden; Marietta, née Warburg (11/01/1899-12/02/1973) | 11/01/1899-12/02/1973 |
| DS/UK/638 | Prag; Frede Charlotte (23/11/1904-12/05/2004); Dr. phil.; née Warburg | 23/11/1904-12/05/2004 |
| DS/UK/681 | Wyzanski; Gisela Maximiliane (1912-1991); née Warburg | 1912-1991 |
| DS/UK/716 | Saxl; Fritz (08/01/1890 - 22/03/1948); Prof. Dr. phil. | 08/01/1890 - 22/03/1948 |
| DS/UK/955 | Warburg; Mary, née Hertz (13/10/1866-04/12/1934) | 13/10/1866-04/12/1934 |
| DS/UK/1350 | Hartlaub; Gustav Friedrich (12/03/1884-20/04/1963); Dr. phil. | 12/03/1884-20/04/1963 |
| DS/UK/2035 | Graff; Kasimir Romuald (07/02/1878-15/02/1950); Prof. Dr. phil. | 07/02/1878-15/02/1950 |
| DS/UK/2245 | Warburg; Aby Moritz (13/06/1866-26/10/1929); Professor, Dr. | 13/06/1866-26/10/1929 |