Wilhelm Lübke

Who was Wilhelm Lübke?

Wilhelm Lübke was a German art historian, born at Dortmund. He studied at Bonn and Berlin; was professor of architecture at the Berlin Bauakademie and professor of the history of art at Zurich, Stuttgart, and Karlsruhe. Previous to his work in art, he gave instruction in vocal and pianoforte music.

Lübke was one of the pioneer writers on art history in Germany. His works were for their day both scholarly and appreciative, and correlate the epochs of art history with the great historical periods.