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Richard Krautheimer, Roman Days
Louvre Interviews series
These films are designed as encounters—with people, ideas, methods. […] They use the means of cinema—its ability to evoke the past, and often even the invisible—to bring the viewer face to face with the art historian. (Michel Laclotte, former Director of the Musée du Louvre.)
Director(s): Philippe Collin
Genre
Documentary
Copyright
1991
Length
50 minutes
Producer(s)
Les Films d’Ici ; Musée du Louvre
Co-producer(s)
La Sept/Arte
Selections / Awards
Jury's Award, International Biennale of Films on Art, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 1991
Richard Krautheimer, a pupil of Heinrich Wölfflin, typifies the scholar who is unknown to the public yet whose work represents a major contribution to his field. The work in question is his monumental study of the Christian basilicas of Rome—his life's work, that he continues to enrich. This film introduces Richard Krautheimer in his apartment overlooking Rome. He explains how the compilation of a simple guide led him to create this great work, and describes his research, his methods and the theories he either developed or challenged.