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# erwin panofsky

(1892–1968)   Art Historian

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erwin panofsky was an art historian, best known for *Gothic architecture and scholasticism*.

## Quick Facts About erwin panofsky

Born March 30, 1892

Died March 14, 1968

Profession Art Historian

Notable works Gothic architecture and scholasticism

## About erwin panofsky

Erwin Panofsky was a German art historian whose work represents a high point in the modern academic study of iconography, including his hugely influential Renaissance and Renascences in Western Art and his seminal Early Netherlandish Painting.

##  Quotes by erwin panofsky

> [“Fusing the doctrines of Plotinus and Proclus with the creeds and beliefs of Christianity, Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite combined the Neo-Platonic conviction of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-panofsky/fusing-the-doctrines-of-plotinus-and-proclus-with-the-creeds-and/)

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> [The connoisseur might be defined as a laconic art historian, and the art historian as a loquacious connoisseur.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-panofsky/the-connoisseur-might-be-defined-as-a-laconic-art-historian-and-the/)

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> [While it is true that commercial art is always in danger of ending up as a prostitute, it is equally true that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-panofsky/while-it-is-true-that-commercial-art-is-always-in-danger-of-ending-up/)

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