Jean Louis Sponsel
Jean Louis (Ludwig) Sponsel (born November 8, 1858 in Hanau ; † January 10, 1930 in Dresden ) was a German art historian and museum director.
Life
Sponsel studied art history and classical archeology in Berlin, Munich and Bonn. In 1887 he was in Leipzig in art history at Anton Springer with a dissertation on Joachim von Sandrart the noble building, image and painting arts Teutsche Academy doctorate . By Karl Woermann he was appointed as assistant at the Kupferstichkabinett in Dresden called, where he, among others, the history of the artistic poster employed and thereby expanded the collection and working field of the Print Room. In addition, he was primarily interested in architecture and building history . In 1892 he published a large volume on the Dresden Frauenkirche and in 1896 on the former abbey church in Amorbach .
Sponsel completed his habilitation in 1898 and then worked at the TH Dresden as a private lecturer for the history of architecture and the arts and crafts . From 1902 to 1908 he taught as an associate professor for the history of architecture and the arts and crafts at the university. In 1905 he was also director of the Kupferstichkabinett in Dresden.
In 1908 Sponsel became director of the Dresden Museum of Applied Arts , the History Museum and the Coin Cabinet, and from 1914 to 1923 he was director of the Green Vault . The special exhibition room in the Green Vault, which was inaugurated in 2005, was named after him in his honor.
Sponsel's scientific estate is in the main state archive in Dresden . He is buried in the Tolkewitz urn grove .
Corps student
Sponsel was a member of the Corps Normannia Berlin , Suevia Munich (1883) and Rhenania Bonn (1884), which he had helped to reconstitute. In 1892 he was one of the co-founders of the Old Men Seniors Convent Dresden. As chairman of the Association of Old Corps Students (1905–1909) he was committed to a congress hall and an archive building for the Kosen Seniors Convent Association in Kösen . However, the project and plans by the architect Wilhelm Kreis were discarded for reasons of profitability.
Publications (selection)
- The Frauenkirche in Dresden . Dresden 1893, ND Holzminden 2005
- The modern poster . Dresden 1897
- Portraits of princes from the Wettin family . Dresden 1906
- Guide through the Green Vault in Dresden . 2nd Edition. Dresden 1921, ND Dresden 2002
- The Zwinger, the courtyard festivals and the castle construction plans in Dresden . 2 volumes, Dresden 1924
- The Green Vault in Dresden. A selection of masterpieces of goldsmithing. 4 volumes, Leipzig 1925–1932 ( digitized version )
Individual evidence
- ↑ The picture dates from the summer semester 1886 and is dedicated to Paul Konietzko ( Corps Masovia ).
- ↑ See amber art from the Green Vault. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden , archived from the original on October 10, 2007 ; Retrieved January 15, 2013 .
- ↑ Inventory 12789 personal estate of Jean Louis Sponsel. HStA Dresden , accessed on July 6, 2016 .
- ^ Kösener corps lists 1910, 26 , 416; 178 , 774.
literature
- Oppe: Museum director Prof. Dr. Sponsel . In: Deutsche Corps-Zeitung , No. 47, 1930/31, p. 11f.
- Karl Woermann: Obituary to Jean Louis Sponsel . In: Deutsche Corps-Zeitung , No. 47, 1930/31, pp. 13-17.
- Dorit Petschel : 175 years of TU Dresden. Volume 3: The professors of the TU Dresden 1828–2003. Edited on behalf of the Society of Friends and Supporters of the TU Dresden e. V. von Reiner Pommerin , Böhlau, Cologne a. a. 2003, ISBN 3-412-02503-8 , p. 924.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Louis Sponsel in the catalog of the German National Library
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hans von Hopfen |
VAC chairman 1905–1909 |
Max Urlichs |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sponsel, Jean Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sponsel, Jean Ludwig (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian and museum director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanau |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1930 |
| Place of death | Dresden |