Josef Zemp (art historian)
Josef Zemp (born June 17, 1869 in Wolhusen , † July 4, 1942 in Zurich ) was a Swiss art historian and one of the most important students of Johann Rudolf Rahn .
Life
Josef Zemp was the son-in-law of the Lucerne goldsmith and antique dealer Karl Silvan Bossard . In 1894 Josef Zemp discovered supposedly medieval wall paintings in the Benedictine monastery of St. Johann in Müstair together with Robert Durrer , which they only later recognized as Carolingian. Zemp taught art history at the Universities of Freiburg im Üechtland and Zurich as well as at the ETH Zurich . From 1934 to 1942 he was President of the Federal Commission for the Preservation of Monuments .
Fonts (selection)
- The Swiss illustrated chronicles . Zurich 1897.
- The bricks of St. Urban . In: Commemoration for the opening of the Swiss National Museum in Zurich on June 25, 1898. Zurich 1898. pp. 109–170.
- The art of the city of Freiburg in the Middle Ages. in: FG 10, 1903, pp. 182-236.
- The St. Johann monastery in Münster in Graubünden. With the participation of Robert Durrer . In: Art Monuments of Switzerland. Announcements from the Swiss Society for the Preservation of Historical Art Monuments. New series 5–7, Geneva 1906–1911.
literature
- Albert Knoepfli: Swiss Monument Preservation, History and Doctrines . In: Contributions to the history of art history in Switzerland . tape 1 . Zurich 1972.
- Nott Caviezel , On Wealth and Diversity, 100 Years of the Federal Commission for the Preservation of Monuments, Art + Architecture 2/2015, pp. 6–13.
- Kathrin Gurtner, “Naef - Durrer - Zemp”, Art + Architecture 2/2015, pp. 34–41.
Web links
Wikisource: Josef Zemp - Sources and full texts
- Marianne Rolle: Zemp, Josef. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Works by and about Josef Zemp in the German Digital Library
- Entry on Josef Zemp in Kalliope
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zemp, Joseph. In: Sikart
- ↑ Knoepfli, pp. 35-40, pp. 48-52.
- ^ Hans Rutishauser and Alfred Wyss: Introduction. Discovery of the murals and previous measures . In: The medieval wall paintings in Müstair Monastery. Basics of conservation and care . vdf Hochschulverlag AG, Zurich 2002, ISBN 978-3-7281-2803-4 ( publications by the Institute for Monument Preservation at ETH Zurich. Vol. 22), p. 11.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zemp, Josef |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss art historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1869 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolhusen |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1942 |
Place of death | Zurich |