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Ref No	WIA GC/1902/62
Title	Brockhaus, Heinrich to Warburg, Aby 28/02/1902
Writer	Brockhaus, Heinrich
Institution1	Kunsthistorisches Institut
Place1	Florence, Viale Principessa Margherita 21
Recipient	Warburg, Aby
Date	28/02/1902
Format	manuscript
Contents	acknowledges receipt of Warburg's books; thanks him; he will write a note about Warburg's research ['Bildniskunst']; is very impressed with Warburg's work; it is important to see that looking at art needs to take in every source, all the material extant, documents, literature, objects; it shows that is it very rewarding to revisit well-known masterpieces; advises Warburg not to take the critics too seriously; praises Warburg how he presented Lorenzo and his children, in future the characterisation by Vasari will no longer suffice, 'we no longer need his glasses'; he has distributed the books, as requested by Warburg, except for the copies to Gustaf F. Steffen and Miss [Isolde] Kurz; informs him that [Igino Benvenuto] Supino buys German books, his wife translates them for him; Brockhaus had a very good discussion with R. Davidsohn on the beginning of portraiture the previous day; among the Lanckoronski photographs there are 14 photographs of cities from the Pitti corridor; Contessa Gracina asked Brockhaus to tell Warburg that she enjoyed reading his book ['Bildniskunst']; two pages draft

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/103	Supino; Igino Benvenuto (1858-1940); Prof.	1858-1940
DS/UK/129	Davidsohn; Robert (26/04/1853-17/09/1937); Dr.	26/04/1853-17/09/1937
DS/UK/188	Brockhaus; Heinrich (03/03/1858-24/10/1941); Prof. Dr.	03/03/1858-24/10/1941
DS/UK/258	Steffen; Gustaf Frederick (1864-1929); Prof. Dr.	1864-1929
DS/UK/337	Kurz; Isolde Maria Klara (21/12/1853-06/04/1944); Dr. phil. h. c.	21/12/1853-06/04/1944
DS/UK/450	Lanckoronski; Count; Karl (04/11/1848-15/07/1933)	04/11/1848-15/07/1933
DS/UK/2245	Warburg; Aby Moritz (13/06/1866-26/10/1929); Professor, Dr.	13/06/1866-26/10/1929