Rolf Legler
Rolf Legler (born May 27, 1945 in Rückersdorf , Bohemia ) is a German painter , draftsman , graphic artist , photographer , art and cultural historian and writer .
His subject areas include the medieval architecture of the Mediterranean area , as well as urban architecture, defense architecture and monastery architecture of the Middle Ages and painting from 1800 to the present day.
Legler studied painting and graphics in Nuremberg from 1967 to 1969 and in Munich from 1969 . In 1971 and 1973 he passed the first and second state examinations for art education at the grammar school . He then studied history , sociology and art history at the University of Munich ; In 1984 he completed these studies with his doctorate .
Legler is considered an expert in medieval monastery architecture, especially on the subject of cloisters . He is also known as the author of numerous art travel guides to Italy, France and Spain, and as a photographer. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited many times. He lives in Munich.
Works (selection)
- Art travel guide:
- Southwest France, DuMont 1978
- Languedoc, Roussillon, DuMont 1981
- Côte d'Azur, DuMont 1982
- The Italian Riviera, DuMont 1985
- Geography and cultural history
- Apulia, DuMont 1987
- The Gulf of Naples, DuMont 1990
- Andalusia, DuMont 1992
- Rolf Legler: Star Road and Pilgrimage, The Jacob's Cult of Santiago de Compostela. Truth and forgery , Gustav Lübbe Verlag 1999, ISBN 978-3-404-64175-8
- Andalusia: Art and Culture, Belser 2000, ISBN 978-3-85492-656-6
- The secret of Castel del Monte: Art and politics in the mirror of a Hohenstaufen castle ". 10 years of world cultural heritage, Kunst- und Textwerk Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-937000-06-0
- Apulia: An Italian Art Landscape, Hirmer , 2009
- Works on monastery architecture:
- The cloister: A building type of the Middle Ages, Peter-Lang-Verlag, 1989
- Cloisters: Places of Meditation, DuMont, 1996
- Temple of Water: Wells and Well Houses in the Monasteries of Europe, Belser, 2005
- Medieval cloisters in Europe, Imhof , 2007
- Artist monographs
- Studies on Reinhard Fritz, Willy Holderied, Hans Kastler, Klaus Ringwald and Helmut Vakily.
Individual evidence
- ^ The cloister: A building type of the Middle Ages, Peter-Lang-Verlag, 1989
- ^ Catalog for the exhibition "Rearview Mirror" in the Künstlerhaus am Lenbachplatz, Munich 2011
Web links
- Literature about Rolf Legler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Pearl diver : Rolf Legler
- rolf-legler.de - Personal website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Legler, Rolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rückersdorf , Bohemia |