
Lecturer
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Biography
Hans is a historian of 18th and 19th-century art and historiography, with a particular interest in themes such as the history of classical receptions, the search for the ‘origins’ of art, and art and climatology.
He studied art history at the universities of Würzburg and Munich, where he completed his doctorate in 2013, with a thesis on 18th-century antiquarianism and the search for the origins of art. Prior to joining Aberdeen in 2020, he worked as a lecturer at the Courtauld Institute and has held teaching and research positions at The Warburg Institute and UCL, among others.
He has published extensively on the history of antiquarianism (Kunst am Ursprung. Das Nachleben der Bilder und die Souveränität des Antiquars (Bielefeld: transcript, 2014)), late 19th-century German art historiography (Wölfflins Bild-Körper. Ideal und Scheitern kunsthistorischer Anschauung (Zurich/Berlin: diaphanes, 2011; Aby Warburg. Fragmente zur Ausdruckskunde, co-ed. (Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, 2015)), and art history and migration (Migrating Histories of Art. Self-Translations of a Discipline, co-ed. (Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, 2019).
Prizes and Awards
Paul Mellon Centre Research Collections Fellowship 2021/22
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Art History.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Art History
Accepting PhDsCurrent Research
Hans' current research focuses on the role of environmental discourses for Neoclassical and Romantic art and art theory. Hans is particularly interested in the reception of Johann Joachim Winckelmann’s climate theory in 18th and 19th-century art and archaeology, and its consequences for neoclassical geographies of art, culture, and the “Greek ideal”. He also maintains an active interest art historiography, particularly the work of Aby Warburg. In 2021/22, he holds the Paul Mellon Centre's "Research Collection Fellowship", with a project on art historiography in 20th century Britain.
Among his most recent and forthcoming publications are an edited collection, Modern Lives - Modern Legends. Artist Anecdotes since the 18th century (with Anna Frasca-Rath) – published as a special section of the Journal of Art Historiography (December 2020), as well as essays on Art Historiography in 19th-century Britain (for Zeitschrift fur Kunstgeschichte), and on catastrophism and climaology in architectural theory (for Architectural History).
He is currently pursuing two monographic book projects:
— A new biography of Aby Warburg (under contract with Reaktion Books)
— A book on climatology, landscape, and catastrophism in early 19th century European art
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British Art and British Art History
Kunstchronik, pp. 343Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPainting Art History: Review of Lea Kuhn, Gemalte Kunstgeschichte, 2020
Journal of Art Historiography, vol. 25Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.48352/uobxjah.00003492
Gandy's Arkaiology: The Deluge and Romantic Climatologies of Architecture
Architectural History, vol. 64, pp. 321-346Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/arh.2021.13
Vor der Flut: Humbert de Superville und die Abgründe der Vorzeit
kritische berichte, no. 2, pp. 24-34Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUntranslatable: Gottfried Kinkel, ‘Kulturgeschichte’ and British Art Historiography
Zeitschrift fuer Kunstgeschichte, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 248-268Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ZKG-2021-2005
Winckelmann im Sammlungsraum: Armut macht Geschichte
Schöne Wissenschaften. Fischer, N., Mader-Kratky, A. (eds.). 1 edition. Austrian Academy of Science, pp. 127-142, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] https://www.austriaca.at/0xc1aa5576_0x003c74af.pdf
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1553/978OEAW86427
Hedinger, Bärbel; Diers, Michael: Mary Warburg. Porträt einer Künstlerin
ArtHist.netContributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] https://arthist.net/reviews/33788
Out of the Shadows? Discovering Mary Warburg: Review of Hedinger/Diers, Mary Warburg. 2020
Journal of Art Historiography, vol. 25Contributions to Journals: Literature ReviewsWinckelmann im Sammlungsraum: Armut macht Geschichte
Schöne Wissenschaften. Mader-Kratky, A., Fischer, N. (eds.). Austrian Academy of Science, pp. 127-142Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Modern Lives – Modern Legends: Artist Anecdotes since the 18th century
Journal of Art Historiography, vol. 23Contributions to Journals: Articles