Richard Delbrück Explained

Richard Delbrück (pronounced as /de/; 14 July 1875, Jena  - 22 August 1957, Bonn) was a German classical archaeologist who specialized in the field of ancient Roman portraiture.

Career

In 1899 he graduated from the University of Bonn, where he was a student of Georg Loeschcke. From 1911 to 1915, he was head of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI) in Rome.^[1] He was later a professor of classical archaeology at the Universities of Giessen (1922–1928) and Bonn (1928–1940).^[2]

Selected works

• Hellenistische bauten in Latium  - Hellenistic buildings in Latium.
• Antike Porträts, 1912  - Classical portraiture.
• Bildnisse römischer kaiser, 1914  - Portraits of Roman emperors.
• Die Consulardiptychen und verwandte Denkmäler, 1926  - The consular diptych and related monuments.
• Antike porphyrwerke, 1932  - Ancient porphyry works.
• Spätantike Kaiserporträts von Constantinus Magnus bis zum Ende des Westreichs, 1933  - Late ancient Roman Imperial portraits: From Constantine Magnus until the end of the Western Roman Empire.
• Probleme der Lipsanothek in Brescia, 1952  - treatise on the Lipsanotheca of Brescia.^[3]

Notes and References

1. "Sentences based on translated text from an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia".
2. http://arthistorians.info/delbrueckr Dictionary of Art Historians
3. http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ClassifyDemo?search-author-txt=%22Delbrueck%2C+Richard%2C+1875-%22 OCLC Classify