| Ref No | WIA GC/1911/152 |
| Title | Warburg, Aby to Brockhaus, Heinrich 10/03/1911 |
| Writer | Warburg, Aby |
| Recipient | Brockhaus, Heinrich |
| Institution2 | Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz |
| Date | 10/03/1911 |
| Format | typescript |
| Contents | the earliest he will be in Florence is 23/03/1911; he has sent back the books borrowed from the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz and the reproductions of the picture of Job; he will also return the book by Avventi; at Warburg's previous stay in Florence, Brockhaus drew Warburg's attention to a cycle of stellar constellations painted on the ceiling of the church S. Lorenzo; Warburg has completed his research, after having involved Dr. [Kasimir] Graff, of the planetarium in Hamburg; Graff calculated the time to which the constellations refer; 11,30 a.m., 04/01/1421, Florence; Warburg first could not understand the significance of the date, as he was thinking of a date in connection with S. Lawrence; but then he found out that the high altar of San Lorenzo was dedicated on 12/07/1422 and the day of dedication is celebrated annually; the identification based on the calculation of the constellations and archival research, convinced Warburg that the painted cycle points to the constellations of 12/07/1422 and that it had been painted around this time |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/188 | Brockhaus; Heinrich (03/03/1858-24/10/1941); Prof. Dr. | 03/03/1858-24/10/1941 |
| 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 |