Wilhelm Fraenger

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Wilhelm Fraenger (5 June 1890 – 19 February 1964) was a German art historian.

Fraenger was born in Erlangen. He was a specialist in the epoch of the German Peasants' War and of the mysticism of the Late Middle Ages. He wrote important studies of Jerg Ratgeb, Matthias Grünewald and Hieronymus Bosch. His work on Bosch was very influential in its day and considered Bosch under the aspect of occultism, seeing Bosch as an artist guided by an esoteric mysticism. He maintained friendships with numerous artists and intellectuals, some stretching decades.^[1] He died in Potsdam, aged 73.

References

↑ "Weggefährten" Wilhelm-Fraenger-Gesellschaft e.V. Retrieved January 20, 2012 (German)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 7405826 LCCN: n85126883 ISNI: 0000 0001 1020 5745 GND: 118692380 BNF: cb12031476n

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Name	Fraenger, Wilhelm
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Short description	historian
Date of birth	5 June 1890
Place of birth
Date of death	19 February 1964
Place of death

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