(1816–1891)
An important art historian who, through Bernard Berenson and John Beazley, contributed greatly to the development of a particular art historical method of analysis that has implicitly pervaded much Etruscan scholarship. This involved the identification of the “hand” of an artist, which was an attempt to apply scientific technique (through interchange with naturalists such as Humboldt) to the attribution of authenticity and creativity.
Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans. Simon K. F. Stoddart.