Full Name: Goldschmidt, Werner
Other Names:
- André Vernet
Gender: male
Date Born: 27 June 1903
Date Died: 13 June 1975
Place Born: Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
Place Died: Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Home Country/ies: Germany
Subject Area(s): Medieval (European) and sculpture (visual works)
Overview
Spanish art authority. Student of Wilhelm Waeztoldt and Adolph Goldschmidt. Fled to Paris during WW II under the assumed name of André Vernet. 1952 returned to Germany.
Selected Bibliography
- “W. A. Lindgens.” Deutsche Kunst Dekoration 69 (1932): 211-215;
- “Spanish bookbindings from the 13th to the 19th century.” Apollo. (1934): 329-332;
- “Romantic portrait painting in Spain” Studio (1934): 286-289;
- “Luis de Morales ‘EI divino’.” Connoisseur (1935): 333-339;
- “EI portico de San Vicente in Avila.” Archivo Español de Arte 33 (1935): 259-273;
- “EI sepulcro de San Vicente, en Avila.” Archivo Español de Arte 35 (1936): 161-170;
- “Glassmaking in Spain.” Connaisseur 99 (1937): 25-29;
- “The Westportal of San Vincente at Avila.” Burlington Magazine 71 (1937): 110-123;
- “Spanish baroque sculpture.” Connoisseur 11 (1938): 136-142;
- “Toulouse and Ripoll: The origin of the style of Gilabertus.” Burlington Magazine 74 (1939): 104-110.
Sources
- Wendland, Ulrike. Biographisches Handbuch deutschsprachiger Kunsthistoriker im Exil: Leben und Werk der unter dem Nationalsozialismus verfolgten und vertriebenen Wissenschaftler. Munich: Saur, 1999, vol. 1, pp. 219-20.
Contributors: Lee Sorensen