Adolph Goldschmidt

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Portrait of Adolph Goldschmidt (1909), by Sigmund von Sallwürk

Adolph Goldschmidt (15 January 1863 – 5 January 1944) was a

University of Halle from 1904 to 1912.[1]

Biography

He was born on 15 January 1863 in the

medieval art of northeast Germany.[2]

After traveling through Germany, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, England, France, and Italy, on the presentation of his work Der Albanipsalter in Hildesheim und Seine Beziehung zur Symbolischen Kirchenskulptur des 12. Jahrhunderts (English: The Albans Psalter in Hildesheim and Its Relationship to the Symbolic Church Sculpture of the 12th Century) (1895), he became

University of Berlin. Notable students of Goldschmidt include Klara Steinweg.[3]

His work, Studien zur Geschichte der Sächsischen Skulptur in der Uebergangszeit vom Romanischen zum Gotischen Stil (English: Studies on the history of Saxon sculpture in the transition period from the Romanesque to the Gothic style) (Berlin, 1902) traces the gradual development of German

Saxon sculpture, and early medieval miniature manuscripts
to the Repertorium für Kunstwissenschaft, Zeitschrift für Christliche Kunst, and Jahrbuch der Kgl. Preussischen Kunstsammlungen.

Being of Jewish origin, he had to flee

Basel, Switzerland
on 5 January 1944, aged 80.

References

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  2. ^ a b Singer, Isidore; Joseph, David. "Goldschmidt, Adolph". Jewish Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24.
  3. ^ Sorensen, Lee (21 February 2018). "Steinweg, Klara". Dictionary of Art Historians. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22.