ABSTRACT
1893. IT WOULD SEEM AS IF THE SPIRIT of the epoch, so present in the nineteenth century, had decided that year to undertake a sudden change of look, which was quickly expressed by means of art. Theory and historical methodology were advancing, as can be seen in a magnificent anthology. 1 Wölfflin succeeded Burckhardt to the chair in history at Basel, thus bringing about a change from a Hegelian conception of history to another approach of a more scientific nature. And the arts were flourishing, as was asserted in a recent commemorative exposition. 2
