Warburg’s Reading of Darwin

The Warburg Institute celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Aby Warburg with a conference dedicated to his work and heritage. Distinguished scholars discussed the implications of Warburg’s thought and vision for the history of art, images and cultures, illuminating the past and revealing the potential of Warburg's writings for the debate about contemporary cultural differences as well.

Publication:

“From Darwin via Filippino to Botticelli... back to the Nymph”. The Concept of Umfangsbestimmung, the Role of Energetics, and the Place of Darwin in Warburg’s Kulturwissenschaft, in: Aby Warburg 150: Work—Legacy—Promise.Ed. David Freedberg/ Claudia Wedepohl. Berlin 2024: De Gruyter, pp. 140-170.

„Von Darwin über Filippino zu Botticelli ... und ... wieder zur Nymphe.“ Zum Vorhaben einer energetischen Symboltheorie und zur Spur der Darwin-Lektüre in Warburgs Kulturwissenschaft. In: Martin Treml, Sabine Flach, Pablo Schneider (Hg.): Warburgs Denkraum. Formen, Motive, Materialien. München 2014. S. 143-180.

„Da Darwin a Botticelli passando per Filippino...e ...di nuovo alla Ninfa“. Il progetto di Warburg di una teoria energetica del simbolo e la sua errata. In: Energia e Rappresentatione. Warburg, Panofsky, Wind. Ed. Alice Barale, Fabrizio Desideri, Silvia Ferretti. Milano 2016. S. 41-62.