What is the best known work of Swiss historian who Henk Schulte Nordholt admired?
Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (May 25, 1818 – August 8, 1897) was a Swiss historian of art and culture and an influential figure in the historiography of both fields. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history. Sigfried Giedion described Burckhardt's achievement in the following terms: "The great discoverer of the age of the Renaissance, he first showed how a period should be treated in its entirety, with regard not only for its painting, sculpture and architecture, but for the social institutions of its daily life as well." Burckhardt's best known work is "The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy" (1860).
Society for Art History in Switzerland The Society for Art History in Switzerland (German: "Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte (GSK)" , French: "Société d'histoire de l'art en Suisse (SHAS)" , Italian: "Società di storia dell' arte in Svizzera (SSAS)" ) is a Swiss learned society dedicated to promoting the understanding of Swiss art history and particularly of Swiss topography of art, including the study and maintenance of Swiss cultural heritage sites.