Franz Theodor Kugler
Franz Theodor Kugler (19 January 1808,
Stettin – 18 March 1858, Berlin) was an art historian and cultural administrator for the Prussian state.[1] He was the father of historian Bernhard von Kugler
(1837-1898).
He studied literature, music and the
Jakob Burckhardt, was a prominent student of his.[3]
In 1837 he released his "Handbuch der Geschichte der Malerei" (2 volumes), and a few years later, he published the acclaimed "Handbuch der Kunstgeschichte", a comprehensive survey of world art. He was also the author of a biography on Frederick the Great, "Geschichte Friedrichs des Großen" (1840) and of a monograph on architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1842).[3]
From 1833 to 1837, he was editor of the journal "Museum, Blätter für bildende Kunst".[4] Johannes Brahms employed text written by Kugler for his Ständchen ("Der Mond steht über dem Berge"), a song for voice and piano, Op. 106/1.[5]
Literary works
- Skizzenbuch, Berlin 1830
- Liederbuch für deutsche Künstler, 1833 (with Robert Reinick) – Song book for German artists.
- Die Bilderhandschrift der Eneidt, 1834 – The illuminated manuscript of Eneidt.
- Handbuch der Geschichte der Malerei, 2 Vols., 1837 – Handbook on the history of painting.
- Geschichte Friedrichs des Großen, (with Adolph Menzel) Leipzig 1840 – History of Frederick the Great.
- Handbuch der Kunstgeschichte, 2 Vols., Stuttgart, 1841 & 1842 – Handbook of art history.
- Kleine Schriften und Studien zur Kunstgeschichte, 1853 – Smaller works and studies of art history.
- Geschichte der Baukunst, 1856 – History of architecture.[6]
Works by Franz Kugler that have been published in English:
- "A hand-book of the history of painting : from the age of Constantine the Great to the present time", London : J. Murray, 1842-1846. (2 volumes).
- "History of Frederick the Great", London : G. Virtue, 1844.
- "Handbook of painting : the German, Flemish, Dutch, Spanish, and French schools" London : John Murray, 1854. 2 volumes (translated by Margaret Hutton).
- "Handbook of painting: the Italian schools. Based on the Handbook of Kugler". London, J. Murray, 1874 (4th edition).
- "Life of Frederick the Great, comprehending complete history of the Silesian campaigns and the seven years' war", New York, The Perkins Book Company, 1902 (an introduction by G. Mercer Adam).[7]
References
- ^ ADB: Kugler, Franz @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- ^ Arthistoricum.net Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine biography
- ^ a b Kugler, Franz Theodor in DICTIONARY OF ART HISTORIANS
- ^ Zeno.org Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, Band 9. Altenburg 1860, S. 877.
- ^ AllMusic.com Ständchen
- ^ WorldCat Identities Most widely held works by Franz Kugler
- ^ WorldCat Search published works
External links
- Franz Theodor Kugler in the German National Library catalogue
- Artikel in der Allgemeinen Deutschen Biographie (Leipzig 1875)
- https://web.archive.org/web/19990128231247/http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/prmss/h-k/kugler.html
- Kugler, Franz. in the Dictionary of Art Historians Archived 2013-02-11 at the Wayback Machine Lee Sorensen, ed.
- Kleine Schriften und Studien zur Kunstgeschichte dl 1 1853 (Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht)
- Kleine Schriften und Studien zur Kunstgeschichte dl 2 1854 (Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht)
- Kleine Schriften und Studien zur Kunstgeschichte dl 3 1854 (Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht)
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