Johann Joachim Winckelmann (December 9, 1717 - June 8, 1768) was German art historian and archaeologist. He was a pioneering Hellenist who first articulated the difference between Greek, Greco-Roman and Roman art, which would be a decisive influence on the rise of the neoclassical movement during the late 18th century. Winckelmann was also one of the founders of modern scientific archaeology and first applied the categories of style on a large, … Wikipedia
Winckelmann was the founder of modern scientific archaeology and first applied the categories of style systematically to the history of art. www.kirjasto.sci.fi/winck.htm
German classicism purportedly extended from Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) to the death of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), including some seventy years of literary production. www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1476
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