Max Hasse (art historian)

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Max Hasse (born May 1, 1911 in Berlin , † April 19, 1986 in Lübeck ) was a German art historian and museum director.

Life

After graduating from the Schiller-Gymnasium in Berlin , Max Hasse studied art history, history, archeology and philosophy at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität . During his studies he became a member of the K.St.V. Semnonia . It was formed by teachers like Wilhelm Pinder , Fritz Rörig and Gerhart Rodenwaldt . As a student he discovered Benedikt Dreyer's carved altar for the Lendersdorf parish church of St. Michael , which was then reconstructed and restored in 1940. With his dissertation The Winged Altar , he was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD. Hasse was called up for military service and was seriously wounded, so that, after recovering, he took over the management of the Art History Institute in Heidelberg for the remainder of the war until 1945 . In 1948 Carl Georg Heise recommended him to the St. Anne's Museum in Lübeck , where he was able to pursue his goal in life as the curator of the medieval collection in the St. Anne's monastery in Lübeck , not only limiting himself to his specialty of medieval sacred art, but also as Museum man with his numerous exhibitions covered almost all facets of Lübeck art and cultural history. After the Second World War, in his specialty of medieval sculpture, he followed up on the fundamental preparatory work of Adolph Goldschmidt , continued by Walter Paatz and others. He became an internationally sought-after specialist who, based on his knowledge, represented his positions directly and clearly without shying away from professional controversy. He retired in 1976, but continued to work in his field. Max Hasse was buried in the cemetery of the St. Jürgen Chapel in Lübeck.

Fonts

  • Contributions to the history of Magdeburg's book printing in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries , Faber, 1940
  • The winged altar. Dittert, Dresden 1941 (also dissertation, University of Berlin 1941).
  • The triumphal cross of Bernt Notke in Lübeck Cathedral , H. Ellermann, 1952
  • The Lübeck Passion Altar by Hans Memlings as a monument to medieval piety in: From Lübeck Cathedral. Lübeck 1958, p. 33 ff
  • The foolish and the wise virgins , museums for art and cultural history of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, 1961
  • The Lübeck bishop's court in Der Wagen 1963, pp. 18–22
  • Lübeck , 1961, with photographs by Wilhelm Castelli and Helmut Göbel; 5th edition Berlin 1973
  • St. Annen Museum: The sacred works of the Middle Ages , Sankt Annen Museum (Lübeck Museum Guide, Book 1), Lübeck 1964
  • Lübeck silver 1480-1800 with catalog of the anniversary exhibition "Old Lübeck Silver" (1965), issue 5 of the Lübeck Museum Hefte, Lübeck 1965
  • Lübeck Sankt-Annen-Museum, pictures and household appliances , museums for art and cultural history of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, 1969
  • The drawings of old masters in the Lübeck Graphics Collection: Reality and Poetry , Museums for Art and Cultural History of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, 1969
  • Guild and Trade in Lübeck , Museum for Art and Cultural History, 1972
  • From fashion and clothes , Lübeck 1973
  • Eating and drinking in the old days , St. Annen Museum, Lübeck 1974
  • Toys and games , museums for art and cultural history of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, Lübeck 1974
  • Preservation of monuments in Lübeck: the 19th century , Lübeck 1975
  • Hans Memlings Lübeck Passion Altar , Museum for Art and Cultural History, Lübeck 1979
  • The Marienkirche in Lübeck. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-422-00747-4

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