Andreas Rumpf Explained

Andreas Rumpf (3 December 1890  - 22 June 1966) was a German classical archaeologist born in Potsdam. He was a specialist of ancient Greek and Roman art, in particular, vase painting and Greek wall painting. He was the son of painter Fritz Rumpf (1856–1927).^[1]

He studied classical archaeology at the University of Leipzig under Franz Studniczka (1860-1929), earning his doctorate with a dissertation on the murals in Veii, titled "Die Wandmalereien in Veji." In 1923 he received his habilitation at Leipzig with a thesis on Chalkidiki vases. From 1928 to 1960 he was a professor of classical archaeology at the University of Cologne.^[1]

He was editor of the "Griechische und römische Kunst" (1932, part of the Einleitung in der Altertumswissenschaft series).^[1]

Selected publications

• Chalkidische Vasen (Chalkidiki vases) (Berlin 1927).
• Katalog der etruskischen Skulpturen (Catalog of Etruscan sculptures) (1928).
• Antike Sarkophagreliefs: die Meerwesen (1939).
• Malerei und Zeichnung der klassischen Antike (Paintings and drawings of classical antiquity), "Handbuch der Archäologie" IV 1 (Munich 1953).
• Archäologie. 1 Einleitung. Historischer Überblick (Archaeology, 1. Introduction, historical overview), two volumes (Berlin 1953).
• Archäologie. 2 Die Archäologensprache. Die antiken Reproduktionen (Archaeology, 2. The archaeologists' language, the antique reproductions) (Berlin 1956).
• Stilphasen der spätantiken Kunst (Köln 1957).^{[2] [3]}

References

• This article incorporates translated text of an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia.

Notes and References

1. http://dictionaryofarthistorians.org/rumpfa.htm Dictionary of Art Historians
2. http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andreas-rumpf/ Treccani.it
3. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ARumpf%2C+Andreas.&qt=hot_author WorldCat Search