Jacob Burckhardt
Born 25 May 1818 · Died 8 August 1897
Jacob Burckhardt was born in Basel, Switzerland, the son of a Protestant clergyman. He studied theology in Basel and in Neuchâtel. In 1839, having lost his faith, he moved to the University of Berlin to study art history. He spent part of 1841 at the University of Bonn studying under the art historian Franz Kugler. His first book, Die Kunstwerke der belgischen Städte, was published in 1842. He taught at the University of Basel from 1843 to 1855, then at ETH, the engineering school in Zurich. In 1858, he joined the faculty at the University of Basel until his 1893 retirement. In 1886 did started teaching art history exclusively. He is known as one of the founders of the field of cultural history.
Books by Jacob Burckhardt in order
Books by Jacob Burckhardt in the order they were published, from Die Kultur Der Renaissance in Italien (1838) to The State As A Work Of Art (2010).
- 1Die Kultur Der Renaissance in Italien
Die Kultur Der Renaissance in Italien1838 - 2The Civilisation of the Period of the Renaissance in Italy
The Civilisation of the Period of the Renaissance in Italy1860 - 3The Cicerone
The Cicerone1873 - 4Über Das Studium Der Geschichte
Über Das Studium Der Geschichte1910 - 5Unbekannte Aufsätze Jakob Burckhardt's aus Paris, Rom und Ma
Unbekannte Aufsätze Jakob Burckhardt's aus Paris, Rom und Mailand1922 - 6The Letters of Jacob Burckhardt
The Letters of Jacob Burckhardt1938 - 7Force and Freedom
Force and Freedom1943 - 8The Age of Constantine the Great
The Age of Constantine the Great1949 - 9Recollections of Rubens
Recollections of Rubens1950 - 10History of Greek Culture
History of Greek Culture1963 - 11The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance1985 - 12The Altarpiece in Renaissance Italy
The Altarpiece in Renaissance Italy1988 - 13The Greeks and Greek Civilization
The Greeks and Greek Civilization1998 - 14Italian Renaissance Painting According to Genres
Italian Renaissance Painting According to Genres2005 - 15The State As A Work Of Art
The State As A Work Of Art2010 - 16A cultura do renascimento na ItáliaA cultura do renascimento na Itália
- 17Kultura odrodzenia we WłoszechKultura odrodzenia we Włoszech
- 18La Cultura del Renacimiento En ItaliaLa Cultura del Renacimiento En Italia
- 19La Cultura Del Renacimiento En Italia/ The Renaissance CultuLa Cultura Del Renacimiento En Italia/ The Renaissance Culture in Italy
- 20Reflections on History
Reflections on History - 21The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy - 22The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy