Vinkelmann, Johann Joahim, German antiquary and historian of ancient art. The son of a poor shoemaker, born in Shtendal on December 9, 1717. Despite his poverty, in 1735 Winckelmann received

Vinkelmann, Johann Joahim, German antiquary and historian of ancient art. The son of a poor shoemaker, born in Shtendal on December 9, 1717. Despite his poverty, in 1735 Winckelmann received