Dr. Peter Schmidt

Biography

Peter Schmidt is a Professor of Medieval Art History at the University of Hamburg. He studied Art History, Medieval German Philology, and Modern German Literary Studies in Bamberg and Berlin. He earned his doctorate from the Technical University of Berlin in 1995, focusing on the use of printed graphics in the 15th century. In 2008, he habilitated at Goethe University Frankfurt with a study on the interplay between sensual texts and spiritual images in medieval literature. His research interests include the history of media and images in the Middle Ages, panel painting, book art, and print graphics during the transition from the Middle Ages to modern times. Schmidt has held various academic positions, including a guest professorship at Humboldt University Berlin and a W3 professorship at Heidelberg University, and has been involved as a co-curator in significant exhibitions, such as 'Origins of European Printmaking.' As of April 2017, he has been a full professor at Hamburg, contributing actively to various academic committees and research initiatives.

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