Christian Tümpel (1937–2009) was a German art historian active in the Netherlands.
Tümpel was born in
Bielefeld
Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Detmold and the ...
. He first studied theology and philosophy before continuing his education at
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
in art history and archeology, receiving his doctorate from Hamburg with a dissertation on
Rembrandt. From 1970 when their catalog for a Rembrandt bible exhibition was well-received, he collaborated with his wife Astrid Tümpel, who was also an art historian. They are known for their publications on art, but most notably their
catalog raisonné
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on
Rembrandt while Christian was professor at the
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, nl, Radboud Universiteit , formerly ''Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen'') is a public research university located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The university bears the name of Saint Radboud, a 9th century D ...
.
Tümpel died in
Bad Kissingen
Bad Kissingen is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and seat of the district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it is one of the health resorts, which beca ...
.
Tümpel's son Daniel became an art trader who co-founded ''Fine Art Partners'' with Loretta Würtenberger in Berlin.
References
Christian Tümpelat the French National Dictionary of Biography
1937 births
2009 deaths
Writers from Bielefeld
German art historians
Rembrandt scholars
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