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19th-century art historians

112 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alain LeRoy LockeAuthor · BooksAlain LeRoy Locke (September 13, 1885 – June 9, 1954) was an American writer, philosopher, and educator.
Alexey ShchusevDesigner · DesignAlexey Victorovich Shchusev (– 24 May 1949) was a Russian and Soviet architect who was successful during three consecutive epochs of Russian architecture – Art Nouveau (broadly construed),…
Alfred Dwight Foster HamlinDesigner · DesignAlfred Dwight Foster Hamlin, A.M, L.H.D. (September 5, 1855 – March 21, 1926) was an American architect.
André LhoteEngraver · PrintsAndré Lhote (5 July 1885 – 24 January 1962) was a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes, and still life.
Arthur WaleyAuthor · BooksArthur David Waley (né Schloss, 19 August 188927 June 1966) was an English orientalist and sinologist who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of Chinese and…
August VermeylenAuthor · BooksIllustration — August Vermeylen
Auguste ChoisyAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Auguste Choisy
Camille MauclairAuthor · BooksSéverin Faust (December 29, 1872, Paris – April 23, 1945), better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair (kamij moklɛʁ), was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art…
Camillo BoitoDesigner · DesignCamillo Boito (kaˈmillo ˈbɔito; 30 October 1836 – 28 June 1914) was an Italian architect and engineer, and a noted art critic, art historian and novelist.
Caspar Purdon ClarkeDesigner · DesignSir Caspar Purdon Clarke (21 December 1846 – 29 March 1911) was an English architect and museum director.
Charles BlancAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait by Nadar, c.
Charles HolmesArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Holmes in the 1920s
Clive BellArtist · PaintingsArthur Clive Heward Bell (16 September 1881 – 17 September 1964) was an English art critic, associated with formalism and the Bloomsbury Group.
Cornelius GurlittDesigner · DesignCornelius Gustav Gurlitt (1 January 1850 – 25 March 1938) was a German architect and art historian.
Curt SachsPerson · Music memorabiliaCurt Sachs (German: [zaks]; 29 June 1881 – 5 February 1959) was a German musicologist. He was one of the founders of modern organology (the study of musical instruments).
David KakabadzeArtist · PaintingsDavit Kakabadze (დავით კაკაბაძე; 20 August 1889 – 10 May 1952) was a leading Georgian avant-garde painter, graphic artist and scenic designer.
Dmitry MerezhkovskyAuthor · BooksDmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (Дми́трий Серге́евич Мережко́вский; 14 August 1865 – 9 December 1941) was a Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic.
Dugald Sutherland MacCollArtist · PaintingsIllustration — MacColl in 1906.
Édouard-Jules CorroyerDesigner · DesignIllustration — Édouard Corroyer
Edward S. MorseAuthor · BooksEdward Morse (disambiguation)Edward Morse
Eligiusz NiewiadomskiArtist · PaintingsEligiusz Józef Niewiadomski (1 December 1869 – 31 January 1923) was a Polish modernist painter and art critic who sympathized with the right-wing National Democracy movement.
Emilio CecchiAuthor · BooksEmilio Cecchi (eˈmiːljo ˈtʃekki; 14 July 1884 – 5 September 1966) was an Italian literary critic, art critic and screenwriter.
Ernest FenollosaAuthor · BooksErnest Francisco Fenollosa (February 18, 1853 – September 21, 1908) was an American art historian of Japanese art, professor of philosophy and political economy at Tokyo Imperial…
Ernst Joachim FörsterArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Portrait by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein
Ernst von LiphartArtist · PaintingsBaron Ernst Friedrich von Liphart (August 26, 1847 – April 14, 1932), also known by his Russian name Ernst Karlovich Lipgart, and also referred to in English as Earnest Lipgart, was a…
Étienne Moreau-NélatonArtist · CeramicsAdolphe Étienne Auguste Moreau-Nélaton (2 December 1859 – 25 April 1927) was a French painter, art collector and art historian.
Eugen Fischer de FarkasházyArtist · CeramicsMór Fischer, Hugo Fischer, and Eugene Fischer (grandchildren)
Eugen PetersenAuthor · BooksEugen Adolf Hermann Petersen (16 August 1836 in Heiligenhafen – 14 December 1919 in Hamburg) was a German classical archaeologist and philologist.
Eugène FromentinArtist · PaintingsEugène Fromentin (24 October 182027 August 1876) was a French painter and writer.
Eugène Viollet-le-DucDesigner · DesignEugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (lang; 27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and writer, famous for his restoration of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France.
Félicie d'AyzacAuthor · BooksIllustration — Félicie d'Ayzac
Ferdinand AvenariusAuthor · BooksFerdinand Avenarius (20 December 1856, in Berlin – 22 September 1923, in Kampen) was a German lyric poet, a leading representative of the culture reform movement of his time and the first…
Florent FelsPhotographer · PhotographyFerdinand Florent Fels (14 August 1891, Paris – 26 January 1977, Cap-d'Ail) was a French journalist, publisher and author prominent in discussing art in France.
Francis PenroseDesigner · DesignFrancis Cranmer Penrose FRS (29 October 1817 – 15 February 1903) was a British architect of Cornish parentage, archaeologist, astronomer and sportsman rower.
Franz RohPhotographer · PhotographyFranz Roh (21 February 1890 – 30 December 1965), was a German historian, photographer, and art critic.
Franz Theodor KuglerArtist · PaintingsFranz Theodor Kugler (19 January 1808, Stettin – 18 March 1858, Berlin) was an art historian and cultural administrator for the Prussian state.
Frédéric VillotEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Marie-Joseph Frédéric Villot
Frederic William BurtonArtist · PaintingsSir Frederic William Burton (8 April 1816 in Wicklow – 16 March 1900 in London) was an Irish Victorian painter, mainly in watercolour, and curator who was the third director of the National…
Friedrich von ThierschDesigner · DesignIllustration — Friedrich von Thiersch
George GroslierPhotographer · PhotographyGeorge Groslier (February 4, 1887 – June 18, 1945) was a French polymath who – through his work as a painter, writer, historian, archaeologist, ethnologist, architect, photographer and…
Georges LafenestreAuthor · BooksGeorges Lafenestre (5 May 1837, Orléans - 19 May 1919, Bourg-la-Reine) was a French poet, art critic and art historian.
Georges Ribemont-DessaignesArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes photographed by Henri Manuel
Gertrud KantorowiczAuthor · BooksGertrud Kantorowicz (9 October 1876 — 19 or 20 April 1945) was a German art historian, poet and translator.
Giacomo BoniDesigner · DesignGiacomo Boni (25 April 1859 – 10 July 1925) was an Italian archaeologist specializing in Roman architecture. He is most famous for his work in the Roman Forum.
Giulio Ulisse ArataDesigner · DesignGiulio Ulisse Arata (21 August 1881 – 15 September 1962) was an Italian architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Gottfried SemperDesigner · DesignGottfried Semper (29 November 1803 – 15 May 1879) was a German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture who designed and built the Semper Opera House in Dresden between 1838 and…
Gustave KahnAuthor · BooksGustave Kahn (21 December 1859, in Metz – 5 September 1936, in Paris) was a French Symbolist poet and art critic.
Hans RichterArtist · SculptureHans Johannes Siegfried Richter (lang; 6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian.
Heinrich KohlDesigner · DesignHeinrich Kohl (4 May 1877, Kreuznach – 26 September 1914, Moronvilliers) was a German architectural historian and archaeologist.
Henri MarceauDesigner · DesignHenri Gabriel Marceau (12 June 1896, in Richmond, Virginia – 15 September 1969, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American architect, teacher, art historian and museum curator.
Herbert Edward ReadAuthor · BooksSir Herbert Edward Read, (4 December 1893 – 12 June 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included…
Herman GrimmAuthor · BooksHerman Grimm (6 January 1828 – 16 June 1901) was a German academic and writer.
Hermann MuthesiusDesigner · DesignAdam Gottlieb Hermann Muthesius (20 April 1861 – 29 October 1927), known as Hermann Muthesius, was a German architect, author and diplomat, perhaps best known for promoting many of the…
Hugo von BlombergArtist · PaintingsAugust Gotthold Dietrich Hugo, Baron von Blomberg, a poet and painter, was born in Berlin in 1820.
Izidor CankarAuthor · BooksIllustration — Izidor Cankar in the 1920s
James Bolivar MansonArtist · PaintingsIllustration — James Bolivar Manson as Tate Director
James LaverAuthor · BooksJames Laver, CBE, FRSA (14 March 1899 – 3 June 1975) was an English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria…
Jan VethDesigner · Modern designJan Pieter Veth (18 May 1864, Dordrecht – 1 July 1925, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, poet, art critic and university lecturer. He is especially noted as a portrait painter.
Jean-Baptiste-Antoine LassusDesigner · DesignJean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus (19 March 1807 – 15 July 1857) was a French architect who became an expert in restoration or recreation of medieval architecture.
John RuskinDesigner · DesignJohn Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English polymath a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era.
John Turtle WoodDesigner · DesignJohn Turtle Wood (13 February 1821 – 25 March 1890) was an English architect, engineer and archaeologist.
Josep Puig i CadafalchDesigner · Modern designJosep Puig i Cadafalch (Catalan: [ʒuˈzɛp ˈpudʒ i kəðəˈfalk]; 17 October 1867 in Mataró – 21 December 1956 in Barcelona) was a Spanish architect who designed many significant buildings in…
Joseph Archer CroweIllustrator · IllustrationSir Joseph Archer Crowe KCMG (25 October 1825, London – 6 September 1896, Gamburg an der Tauber, today Werbach, Germany) was an English journalist, consular official and art historian,…
Julius HübnerArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self-portrait (1859)
Julius LangbehnAuthor · BooksJulius Langbehn (26 March 1851 – 30 April 1907) was a German national Romantic art historian and philosopher.
Julius Meier-GraefeAuthor · BooksJulius Meier-Graefe (10 June 1867 – 5 June 1935) was a German art critic and novelist.
Karl BötticherDesigner · DesignKarl Gottlieb Wilhelm Bötticher (29 May 1806, Nordhausen – 19 June 1889, Berlin) was a German archaeologist who specialized in architecture.
Karl MadsenArtist · PaintingsCarl Johan Wilhelm Madsen, commonly known as Karl Madsen, (22 March 1855 – 16 April 1938) was a Danish painter and art historian with close connections to the Skagen Painters.
Kenyon CoxIllustrator · IllustrationKenyon Cox (October 27, 1856 – March 17, 1919) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, writer, and teacher.
Léon de LabordeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Walls of the Konya citadel, built and decorated by Kayqubad I, incorporated many Greco-Roman Classical elements. Léon de Laborde, 1838.
Ljubo BabićIllustrator · IllustrationLjubomir Tito Stjepan Babić (14 June 1890 – 14 May 1974) was a Croatian artist, museum curator and literary critic.
Lorado TaftArtist · SculptureLorado Zadok Taft (April 29, 1860 – October 30, 1936) was an American sculptor, writer and educator.
Luca BeltramiDesigner · DesignLuca Beltrami (13 November 1854 – 8 August 1933) was an Italian architect and architectural historian, known particularly for restoration projects.
Ludwig BorchardtDesigner · DesignLudwig Borchardt (5 October 1863 – 12 August 1938) was a German Egyptologist. He is best known for finding a famous bust of Nefertiti at Amarna.
Manuel de Araújo Porto-AlegreDesigner · DesignManuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre was a Brazilian painter, writer, architect, journalist, diplomat and politician (1806–1879). He was born in Rio Pardo and died in Lisbon.
Margherita SarfattiAuthor · BooksMargherita Sarfatti (marɡeˈriːta sarˈfatti; Grassini; 8 April 1880 – 30 October 1961) was an Italian journalist, art critic, patron, collector, socialite, and prominent propaganda adviser…
Marion SpielmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Marion Spielmann painted by John Henry Frederick Bacon.
Matthew Digby WyattDesigner · DesignIllustration — Matthew Digby Wyatt, 1851
Maurice DenisArtist · PaintingsMaurice Denis (lang; 25 November 1870 – 13 November 1943) was a French painter, decorative artist, and writer.
Max DessoirPerson · Film memorabiliaMaximilian Dessoir (8 February 1867 – 19 July 1947) was a German philosopher, psychologist and theorist of aesthetics.
Max HerzDesigner · DesignMax Herz (born Herz Miksa; 19 May 1856 – 5 May 1919) was a Hungarian architect, conservator, museum director and architectural historian, active in Egypt.
Miner Kilbourne KelloggArtist · PaintingsMiner Kilbourne Kellogg (1814-1889) was an American painter noted for his Orientalist work, an art historian and art collector.
Okakura KakuzōAuthor · Books
Oscar LevertinAuthor · BooksOscar Ivar Levertin (17 July 1862, Norrköping – 22 September 1906) was a Swedish poet, critic and literary historian.
Osman Hamdi BeyArtist · Paintings
Osvald SirénAuthor · BooksOsvald Sirén (6 April 1879 – 26 June 1966) was a Finnish-born Swedish art historian, whose interests included the art of 18th-century Sweden, Renaissance Italy and China.
Otto JahnPerson · Music memorabiliaOtto Jahn (lang; 16 June 1813, in Kiel – 9 September 1869, in Göttingen) was a German archaeologist, philologist, and writer on art and music.
Otto Julius BierbaumAuthor · BooksOtto Julius Bierbaum (28 June 1865 – 1 February 1910) was a German writer.
Paul ClaudelAuthor · BooksPaul Claudel (6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel.
Paul JamotArtist · PaintingsPaul Jamot (lang, lang; 22 December 1863 – 13 December 1939) was a French painter, art critic and museum curator.
Pedro de MadrazoAuthor · BooksPedro de Madrazo y Kuntz (11 October 1816, Rome - 20 August 1898, Madrid) was a Spanish painter, jurist, writer, translator and art critic.
Pietro D'AchiardiArtist · PaintingsIllustration — The Red Cart
Pol AbrahamDesigner · DesignHippolyte Pierre "Pol" Abraham (11 March 1891 in Nantes, France – 21 January 1966 in Paris) was a French architect.
Raffaele MontiArtist · SculptureRaffaele Monti (often misspelt Rafaelle or Raffaelle; Milan 1818–1881) was an Italian sculptor, writer, and poet.
Raoul HausmannArtist · SculptureRaoul Hausmann (July 12, 1886 – February 1, 1971) was an Austrian artist and writer.
Roberto LonghiPerson · Film memorabiliaRoberto Longhi (28 December 1890 – 3 June 1970) was an Italian academic, art historian, and curator. The main subjects of his studies were the painters Caravaggio and Piero della Francesca.
Roger FryArtist · PaintingsRoger Eliot Fry (14 December 1866 – 9 September 1934) was an English painter and critic, and a member of the Bloomsbury Group.
Roman GhirshmanPhotographer · PhotographyRoman Ghirshman was a French anthropologist, archaeologist, art historian, explorer, photographer and university teacher (1895–1979). He was born in Kharkiv and died in Budapest.
Rose VallandAuthor · BooksRose Antonia Maria Valland (1 November 1898 – 18 September 1980) was a French art curator, member of the French Resistance, captain in the French military, and one of the most decorated…
Sanzō WadaEngraver · PrintsSanzo Wada (和田三造, Wada Sanzō) was a Japanese painter and costume designer who won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for his work on the jidaigeki film Gate of Hell (1953).
Sigurd FrosterusDesigner · DesignSigurd Frosterus (4 June 1876 – 2 March 1956) was a Finnish architect, art critic, and art collector.
Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczAuthor · BooksStanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (24 February 188518 September 1939), commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer…
Theodor von FrimmelPerson · Music memorabiliaTheodor von Frimmel, fully Theodor von Frimmel-Traisenau (15 December 1853 – 3 December 1928), was an Austrian art historian, musicologist and Beethoven biographer.
Vernon LeeAuthor · BooksViolet Paget (14 October 1856 – 13 February 1935), known by the pseudonym Vernon Lee, was a French-born British art historian and writer.
Vladimir FavorskyEngraver · PrintsVladimir Andreyevich Favorsky (March 14, 1886 – December 29, 1964) was a Russian draughtsman and art teacher, active in Moscow from Tsar Nicholas II's reign through Khruschev's rule, best…
Walter AndraeDesigner · DesignIllustration — Walter Andrae.
Wilhelm BockslaffDesigner · DesignWilhelm Ludwig Nikolai Bockslaff (Vilhelms Ludvigs Nikolajs Bokslafs; 24 October, Riga – 9 March 1945, Poznań) was a Baltic German architect working in Riga.
Wilhelm DörpfeldDesigner · DesignWilhelm Dörpfeld (26 December 1853 – 25 April 1940) was a German architect and archaeologist, a pioneer of stratigraphic excavation and precise graphical documentation of archaeological…
Wilhelm Johann Karl ZahnDesigner · DesignWilhelm Johann Karl Zahn (21 August 1800 – 22 August 1871) was a German architect, painter, art critic and design researcher particularly of Roman interior designs found in the ruins of…
Wilhelm WorringerAuthor · BooksWilhelm Robert Worringer (13 January 1881 in Aachen – 29 March 1965 in Munich) was a German art-historian known for his theories about abstract art and its relation to avant-garde movements…
Władysław ŁuszczkiewiczArtist · PaintingsWładysław Łuszczkiewicz (3 September 1828 – 23 May 1900) was a Polish historian and painter of the late Romantic era from Kraków, active in the period of the foreign partitions of Poland.
Wojciech GersonIllustrator · IllustrationWojciech Gerson (Polish: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛɣ ˈɡɛrsɔn]; 1 July 1831 – 25 February 1901) was a Polish painter, educator, architect and art critic who was one of the foremost representatives of the…

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