Kurt Weitzmann

Kurt Weitzmann was a German art historian specializing in medieval and Byzantine art. Born in 1904, he died in Princeton in 1993. He was employed by Princeton University and wrote in English. His notable works include *Zur Frage des Einflusses jüdischer Bilderquellen auf die Illustration des Alten Testamentes*, *Die elfenbeinkästen aus der mittelbyzantinischen zeit*, *Die Ikonen*, *L'illustrazione nel rotolo e nel codice*, and *Eine Darstellung der euripideischen Iphigenie auf einem koptischen Stoff*.

Weitzmann was a member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the British Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Medieval Academy of America. He received the Haskins Medal and was a Fellow of the British Academy. His archives are held at the Berlin State Library.