Henry Thode
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Henry Thode was a German
art historian.
Thode believed that great German art should illustrate technical skill, realism and the German spirit.
He also felt that art should be understood by all, not just academics and the bourgeois.
Thode wrote a great deal about how the modern art of the Impressionists attempted to both destroy 'true' German art and the 'true' German sprit.
His philosophies were very important in the formulation of the cultural policies of the Third Reich, especially in terms of 'degenerate' art.
His wife was Daniela von Bülow, first daughter of Hans von Bülow
and Cosima Liszt.
He was born in Dresden
.
He died in Copenhagen
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
art historian.
Biography
He was an art historian at the time of the Weimar republic. He wrote against the prevailing ideas of the time that art from outside of Germany, such as French Impressionism was superior to traditional academic or native art.Thode believed that great German art should illustrate technical skill, realism and the German spirit.
He also felt that art should be understood by all, not just academics and the bourgeois.
Thode wrote a great deal about how the modern art of the Impressionists attempted to both destroy 'true' German art and the 'true' German sprit.
His philosophies were very important in the formulation of the cultural policies of the Third Reich, especially in terms of 'degenerate' art.
His wife was Daniela von Bülow, first daughter of Hans von Bülow
Hans von Bülow
Hans Guido Freiherr von Bülow was a German conductor, virtuoso pianist, and composer of the Romantic era. He was one of the most famous conductors of the 19th century, and his activity was critical for establishing the successes of several major composers of the time, including Richard...
and Cosima Liszt.
He was born in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
.
He died in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
.