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Max Lehrs (24 June 1855, in Berlin – 12 November 1938, in
Entry for Max Lehrs
on the Dictionary of Art Historians *
Engraving and etching: a handbook for the use of students and print collectors
'. - full text on Google Books *
Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederländischen und französischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert
' - full text on Google Books * 1855 births 1938 deaths Writers from Berlin German art historians Printmaking German male non-fiction writers {{Europe-art-historian-stub
Max Lehrs (24 June 1855, in Berlin – 12 November 1938, in Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...
) was a German art historian
Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...
and long-time director of the Dresden Kupferstichskabinett, 1896–1904, and 1908–24, with the intervening as director in Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
. He is especially noted for his work on 15th-century German and Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
engravers
Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, usually flat surface by cutting grooves into it with a burin. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an in ...
, and the numbers from his catalogues are still the most commonly used in modern references for many artists. Lehrs went blind while still writing his works, which were completed with the help of his daughter and his memory, leading to some lapses in late works.
Further reading
* *Peter Betthausen
Peter Betthausen (born 27 June 1941) is a German art historian.
Life
Born in Harzgerode, Betthausen studied history of art, history and aesthetic at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
From 1966 to 1986 he worked there and at the Leipzig Univ ...
, Peter H. Feist, Christiane Fork: ''Metzler-Kunsthistoriker-Lexikon. Zweihundert Porträts deutschsprachiger Autoren aus vier Jahrhunderten.'' Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ,
External links
Entry for Max Lehrs
on the Dictionary of Art Historians *
Engraving and etching: a handbook for the use of students and print collectors
'. - full text on Google Books *
Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederländischen und französischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert
' - full text on Google Books * 1855 births 1938 deaths Writers from Berlin German art historians Printmaking German male non-fiction writers {{Europe-art-historian-stub