He studied in the Jesuit Gymnasium of Cologne in 1840-1846, and then entered the University of Bonn, where he became a revolutionary, partly through his friendship with Gottfried Kinkel, professor of literature and art-history.
What might art history contribute to such analyzes over and above those of urban geographers or sociologists?
A truly globalized art history will take perhaps a century (or more) to achieve - we have to start somewhere!
This, of course, is a vast field that extends far beyond the boundaries of traditional art history or esthetics.
What is more, for the granddaughter of the chief Louver curator, she is represented as utterly ignorant of art history.
