Andreas Rumpf
Andreas Rumpf (3 December 1890 – 22 June 1966) was a German classical archaeologist born in Potsdam. He was a specialist of ancient Greek and Roman art, in particular, vase painting and Greek wall painting. He was the son of painter Fritz Rumpf (1856–1927).[1]
He studied classical archaeology at the University of Leipzig under Franz Studniczka (1860-1929), earning his doctorate with a dissertation on the murals in Veii, titled "Die Wandmalereien in Veji". In 1923 he received his habilitation at Leipzig with a thesis on Chalkidiki vases. From 1928 to 1960 he was a professor of classical archaeology at the University of Cologne.[1]
He was editor of the "Griechische und römische Kunst" (1932, part of the Einleitung in der Altertumswissenschaft series).[1]
Selected publications
- Chalkidische Vasen (Chalkidiki vases) (Berlin 1927).
- Katalog der etruskischen Skulpturen (Catalog of Etruscan sculptures) (1928).
- Antike Sarkophagreliefs: die Meerwesen (1939).
- Malerei und Zeichnung der klassischen Antike (Paintings and drawings of classical antiquity), "Handbuch der Archäologie" IV 1 (Munich 1953).
- Archäologie. 1 Einleitung. Historischer Überblick (Archaeology, 1. Introduction, historical overview), two volumes (Berlin 1953).
- Archäologie. 2 Die Archäologensprache. Die antiken Reproduktionen (Archaeology, 2. The archaeologists' language, the antique reproductions) (Berlin 1956).
- Stilphasen der spätantiken Kunst (Köln 1957).[2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 Dictionary of Art Historians biographical information.
- ↑ Treccani.it Rumpf, Andreas
- ↑ WorldCat Search published works
- This article incorporates translated text of an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia.