Eduard Firmenich-Richartz
Eduard Firmenich-Richartz (born August 30, 1864 in Berlin ; died July 29, 1923 in Bonn ) was a German art historian .
Life
Firmenich-Richartz, son of the writer Johann Matthias Firmenich-Richartz , received his school education in Bonn. From 1886 he studied art history at the universities of Bonn, Berlin, Vienna, Munich and Strasbourg. He received his doctorate in 1891 at the University of Strasbourg under Carl Justi . In February 1896 he was at the University of Bonn habilitation , in 1904 there titular professor, honorary professor in 1917 and 1921 impairment associate professor.
His specialty was old Cologne painting . In 1895, together with Hermann Keussen , he published a revised and expanded edition of the news of the life and works of Cologne artists , compiled by Johann Jakob Merlo , under the title Cologne Artists in Old and New Times . In 1904 he was a member of the board of directors of the art history exhibition in the Kunstpalast Düsseldorf. Firmenich-Richartz was valued as an excellent connoisseur of older Dutch and Lower Rhine painting, he undertook extensive trips along the Rhine for the Düsseldorf exhibition in 1904 in order to track down lesser-known paintings.
He lived on Colmantstrasse in Bonn and owned an extensive library which was put up for auction after his death in May 1925. In 1914 he was one of the signatories of the declaration by the university teachers of the German Reich . After his death he was buried on July 31, 1923 in the Poppelsdorf cemetery .
Publications (selection)
- Bartholomaeus Bruyn and his school. An art historical study (= contributions to art history . New series, 14). EA Seemann, Leipzig 1891 ( archive.org - dissertation, University of Strasbourg, Philosophical Faculty).
- Master Wilhelm. A study of the history of old Cologne painting . In: Journal of Christian Art. No. 4 , 1891, ISSN 0935-7041 , Sp. 239-254 .
- with Hermann Keussen (ed.): Cologne artists in old and new times. Johann Jacob Merlos revised and expanded news of the life and works of Cologne artists . L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1895 ( archive.org ).
- with Paul Clemen (Ed.): Masterpieces of West German painting and other excellent paintings by old masters from private collections at the Art History Exhibition in Düsseldorf 1904 . F. Bruckmann, Munich 1905 ( archive.org ).
- The Boisserée brothers. First volume: Sulpiz and Melchior Boisserée as art collectors. A contribution to the history of romanticism. E. Diederich, Leipzig 1916 ( digitized version of the Cologne University Library ).
literature
- Friedrich Marx : In memory of Eduard Firmenich-Richartz. Speech given at his grave in the Poppelsdorf cemetery on July 31, 1923. Röhrscheid, Bonn 1923 ( digitized version of the Cologne University Library ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Firmenich-Richartz, Eduard 1864–1923 in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Firmenich-Richartz, Eduard . Publications in the bibliographic database of the Regesta Imperii .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bonn Yearbooks . Issue 116, 1907, pp. 77 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- ^ M. Lempertz 'Antiquariat: Library of the deceased university professor Dr. Eduard Firmenich-Richartz and other property . Bonn 1925 ( digitized version of the Heidelberg University Library - auction catalog on May 8th and 9th, 1925).
- ^ Declaration by the university lecturers of the German Reich. Berlin 1914, p. 7 ( full text [ Wikisource ]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Firmenich-Richartz, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1923 |
| Place of death | Bonn |