| Ref No | WIA GC/1899/16 |
| Title | Brockhaus, Heinrich to Warburg, Aby 04/10/1899 |
| Writer | Brockhaus, Heinrich |
| Institution1 | Kunsthistorisches Institut |
| Place1 | Florence, Viale Principessa Margherita 21 |
| Recipient | Warburg, Aby |
| Place2 | [Hamburg] |
| Date | 04/10/1899 |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | It was a surprise to Brockhaus to read that Warburg had already had his Leonardo lectures; is sure that Warburg can be pleased with the success; it will be good for Warburg's plans for Kiel; is pleased that [Aby Warburg and Mary Warburg] are well; Brockhaus was successful in having been allowed to visit the castle in Milan; the rooms are great, the architecture stunning; he saw frescoes of angels on the ceiling in one wing of the castle, mentions Raphael, Leonardo; he was impressed by a lifesize statue of a naked man; advises him to go to Milan and see the statue; the curtain over the fresco by [A.d.] Castagno has been removed, everything is visible, except for the feet; it is not yet photographed; Dr. [Emil] Schaeffer is in Florence, [Jacques] Dwelshauvers and his wife [Clara] leave for Belgium at the end of the week |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/146 | Dwelshauvers; Clara, née Koetlitz | |
| DS/UK/188 | Brockhaus; Heinrich (03/03/1858-24/10/1941); Prof. Dr. | 03/03/1858-24/10/1941 |
| DS/UK/384 | Schaeffer; Emil (1874-) | 1874- |
| DS/UK/955 | Warburg; Mary, née Hertz (13/10/1866-04/12/1934) | 13/10/1866-04/12/1934 |
| DS/UK/2245 | Warburg; Aby Moritz (13/06/1866-26/10/1929); Professor, Dr. | 13/06/1866-26/10/1929 |
| DS/UK/2274 | Mesnil/Dwelshauvers; Jean Jacques (1872-1940) | 1872-1940 |