Horst Gerson
Horst Gerson (2 March 1907 – 10 June 1978) was a German-Dutch art historian.
Biography
Gerson was born in Berlin on 2 March 1907,Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, and during the years 1966–1975 he was head of the Kunsthistorisch Instituut Groningen.[2] He is known for his publications, starting with his 'Ausbreitung und Nachwirkung der holländischen Malerei des 17. Jahrhunderts' published in 1942.[2]
He assisted
self-portrait wearing a white feathered bonnet in Buckland Abbey.[4] The last installment of the RRP's 'Corpus of Rembrandt paintings' published in 2014 included 348 paintings, of which 295 were included in Gerson's 1968 catalog.[5]
Other books include, with E.H. ter Kuile covering architecture and sculpture, the chapters on painting in Art and Architecture in Belgium, 1600-1800 in the
Pelican History of Art
(1960, Penguin Books).
Gerson was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1969.[1]
He died in Groningen on 10 June 1978.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "H.K. Gerson (1907 - 1978)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ RKD
- ^ Horst Gerson in the Dictionary of Art Historians
- ^ Abbey painting 'is Rembrandt self portrait', 18 March 2013, BBC
- ISBN 978-94-017-9240-0
External links
- "Gerson Digital : Poland. Artistic Exchange between the Netherlands and Poland 1600-1800". Netherlands Institute for Art History.
- "Gerson Digital : Denmark. Artistic Exchange between the Netherlands and Denmark 1600-1800". Netherlands Institute for Art History.
- Self Portrait, Wearing a White Feathered Bonnet, by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635 on Your Paintingswebsite
- Horst Gerson on Gerson Lectures
- Horst Gerson in the Dictionary of Art Historians
- ISBN 9780517254202
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