Jan Białostocki [SEP] place of death
Jan Białostocki
Jan Białostocki (born August 14, 1921 in Saratov, Russia; died December 25, 1988 in Warsaw) was one of the most famous Polish art historians of the 20th century.
Life and work.
During the German Occupation of Poland (1939–45), Białostocki studied at the so-called "Secret University of Warsaw" philosophy and art history under Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz, Tadeusz Kotarbiński and Michał Walicki. From September 1944 to May 1945 he was a prisoner in several German concentration camps. After World War
Images. Studies in the History of Art" (1988)
- "Sztuka XV wieku. Od Parlerów do Dürera" (2010)
Further reading.
- Franco Bernabei, "Jan Białostocki, Formalism, and Iconology". "Artibus et Historiae", Volume 11, No. 22 (1990), pp. 9–21.
External links.
- Dictionary of Art Historians: Białostocki, Jan
- JULIUSZ A. CHROŚCICKI, "In Memoriam Jan Białostocki (1921-1988)", "