Walter Friedländer

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Walter Ferdinand Friedlaender (March 10, 1873 - September 8, 1966) was a German art historian.

Born in Glogau, he was taught art history by Heinrich Wölfflin and others. Among his first students was Erwin Panofsky.

He taught at the Freiburg University (1914-1933; cf.[1]), and the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University (1935-).

He died at New York.

[edit] Works

• Caravaggio Studies, 1955
• Mannerism and Anti-mannerism in Italian Painting (1957/1965)

[edit] External links

• Dictionary of Art Historians: "Walter Friedlaender" (English)