Michael Grünwald (art historian)

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Michael Grünwald (born April 20, 1967 ; † November 12, 2011 in Vienna ) was an Austrian art historian .

Life

Michael Grünwald studied art history at the University of Vienna and was particularly connected to the Göttweig Abbey throughout his life. In his short but strong work, as a project manager and research assistant, he was mainly involved in the preparation of the "Graphic Cabinet and the Art Collection of the Göttweig Monastery". This project was in cooperation with the Danube University Krems where he also taught on the subject of "Iconographic Analysis and Digital Image Documentation".

His scientific contributions to the artist family of Johann Schmidt , the sculptor and to his son the painter Kremser Schmidt, as well as many exhibitions curated by him in the Göttweig Abbey, received special attention.

Fonts

Books, exhibition catalogs, articles
  • 1999 (zs. With Gregor M. Lechner): Gottfried Bessel (1672–1749) and the baroque Göttweig Abbey. For the 250th year of death of the abbot.
  • 2000 (zs. With Gregor M. Lechner): Anno Salutis 2000. Healing power of Christianity. Exhib. the art collections of the Göttweig monastery
  • 2001: Göttweig & Kremser Schmidt. On the 200th year of death of the painter Martin Johann Schmidt (1718–1801)
  • 2002: Göttweiger views. Graphics - paintings - handicrafts. Exhibition of the Graphisches Kabinett & the art collections, the Stiftsarchiv and the Stiftsbibliothek Göttweig
  • 2004: Johann Schmidt (1684–1761). The "Monastery Sculptor" in Dürnstein and Göttweig
  • 2010: The Graphical Collection Stift Göttweig, Great Art Guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Göttweig Abbey: "Graphische Sammlung & Kunstsammlungen" (accessed on April 28, 2016).
  2. ^ Danube University Krems: Department of Image Science Graphic Art Collection of the Göttweig Abbey (accessed on April 28, 2016)
  3. ↑ Obituary: “Mag. Michael Grünwald MA in memory (April 20, 1967 - November 12, 2011 Vienna) ”, in: Das Münster , 2011 year, issue 4.
personal data
SURNAME Grünwald, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian art historian
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1967
DATE OF DEATH November 12, 2011
Place of death Vienna