Carl Aldenhoven

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Carl Aldenhoven (born November 25, 1842 in Rendsburg , † September 24, 1907 in Cologne ) was a German art historian and museum director in Gotha and Cologne.

Live and act

Carl Aldenhoven, son of a teacher for classical languages ​​at the Rendsburg high school, studied classical philology , classical archeology and art history at the universities of Jena, Bonn and Kiel. During his studies in Jena in 1862 he became a member of the Arminia fraternity in the castle cellar . After his studies, he worked as a grammar school teacher in Husum from 1869 and as a teacher at the Ernestinum grammar school in Gotha from 1871 and retired from school for health reasons. In 1873 he became head of the ducal library in Gotha and in 1879 became director of the newly founded ducal museum opposite the Friedenstein castle, designed by Franz von Neumann . Here he administered the Friedenstein art collections of Duke Ernst II of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, with the exception of the library and the attached coin cabinet, and subjected them to a new inventory. This remained valid until 1945 and was the most important source for the documentation of the post-war losses.

In 1890 Aldenhoven was appointed museum director at the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne. His focus there was on researching old Cologne painting . He also headed the Cologne Art Association from 1890 to 1907 . On October 8, 1897 Aldenhoven was appointed professor.

In addition, from 1902 to 1907, Aldenhoven, who has meanwhile been appointed court advisor, held regular public lectures on art history at the Cologne Commercial College, founded on May 1, 1901 . His subjects were among others: The art of the Renaissance in Italy; The art north of the Alps; Introduction to Art History and Aesthetics; 17th century painting; Ancient plastic; German art as well as Dutch painting .

Aldenhoven later had a plaster bust made by Johann Baptist Schreiner (1866–1935), which he bequeathed to the museum in November 1907. After his death, another bust was commissioned from Schreiner. Aldenhagen's successor as director in Cologne was Alfred Hagelstange .

Publications (selection)

literature

  • Elga Böhm: Carl Aldenhoven (1842–1907) - the first scientific director of the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum Cologne. In: Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch 44, 1983, pp. 307-347.
  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , pp. 6-7.
  • Brigitte Lymant: Carl Aldenhoven as an art historian. In: Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch 44, 1983, pp. 349-359.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information from the Gotha Castle Museum ( Memento from March 17, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Gerhard Dietrich: Museum of Applied Arts Cologne - Chronicle 1888 - 1988. City of Cologne (Hrsg.)., Cologne 1988, sheet 1897
  3. ^ University protocols
  4. ^ KHI of the University of Cologne: Art lessons at the Cologne Commercial College
  5. ↑ Compare the information in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data
SURNAME Aldenhoven, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aldenhoven, Carl Johann Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Art historian
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Rendsburg
DATE OF DEATH September 24, 1907
Place of death Cologne