Theodor Gaedertz
Theodor Gaedertz (born December 6, 1815 in Lübeck ; † November 22, 1903 there ) was a German lawyer and art writer.
Life
Gaedertz was a son of the Lübeck Senator Johann Heinrich Gaedertz and his wife Salome Croll. His siblings were Meta and Heinrich Gaedertz . He studied law and already dealt with art history during his studies . After successfully completing his studies, he settled in his hometown as a lawyer in 1840. There he soon advanced to become one of the most important administrative officials of the city and country office .
As a longstanding member of the Lübeck Art Association, Gaedertz was appointed director in 1846. As such, he founded the North German Association in 1850 together with Wilhelm Mertens, director of the Bremen Art Association . As an art historian, Gaedertz was the first to refer to the documentary evidence of the work of the painter Johann Kemmer in Lübeck.
His son Karl Theodor was a literary historian, translator, librarian and Low German poet.
Works
- Directory of the well-known collection of oil paintings by older masters from the estate of Senator Gaedertz in Lübeck , printed by HG Rahtgens, Lübeck 1864
- Johann Kemmer, the master of the St. Olavaltar in the Marienkirche in Lübeck . A lecture given in Lübeck on September 17th, 1900 . Wigand, Leipzig 1901.
- The altar shrine by Hans Memling in Lübeck Cathedral . Nöhring, Lübeck 1901.
- Art forays. Collected essays from the field of fine arts and art history . Max Schmidt Verlag, Lübeck 1889 ( digitized version ).
- Memories from Wisby 's time. A lecture given to the Society for the Promotion of Charitable Activities in Lübeck on November 14, 1882 . Dittmer, Lübeck 1883.
- Hans Memling and his altar shrine in Lübeck Cathedral . Engelmann, Leipzig 1883.
- Rubens and the Rubens celebration in Antwerp . Leipzig 1878.
- Hans Holbein the Younger and his Madonna to Mayor Meyer . With the images of the Darmstadt and Dresden Madonna . Bolhoevener, Lübeck 1872 ( Dresdner Holbeinstreit ).
- Adrian van Ostade . His life and his art . Rohden, Lübeck 1869.
Web links
- Literature by and about Theodor Gaedertz in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gaedertz, Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lawyer and art writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1903 |
| Place of death | Lübeck |