Paul Hartwig (18 February 1859, in Pirna – 3 August 1919, in Gaschwitz, near

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as wel ...

) was a German classical

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

, known for his study of Greek vases. In 1883 he received his doctorate from the

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 Decemb ...

with the dissertation ''Herakles mit dem Füllhorn'' ("

Heracles Heracles ( ; grc-gre, Ἡρακλῆς, , glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptive ...

with the Cornucopia"). In 1887/88 with a travel scholarship from the German Archaeological Institute, he conducted archaeological research throughout the Mediterranean region. Afterwards, he worked at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin, and from 1892 to 1915, he lived in

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as a collector and art dealer.

Selected works

* ''Die griechischen Meisterschalen der Blüthezeit des strengen rothfigurigen Stiles'', 1893 – Master Greek bowls from the golden age of strict red-figure style. * ''Bendis: eine archaeologische Untersuchung'', 1897 – Bendis: an archaeological investigation. * ''Anselm Feuerbach's Medea, Lucia Brunacci'', 1904 – Anselm Feuerbach's ''

Medea In Greek mythology, Medea (; grc, Μήδεια, ''Mēdeia'', perhaps implying "planner / schemer") is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of Jason an ...

'', Lucia Brunacci. * ''Die antiken Vasen von der Akropolis zu Athen'' (with

Botho Graef Franz Botho Graef (12 October 1857, Berlin – 9 April 1917, Königstein im Taunus) was a German classical archaeologist and art historian. His father was painter Gustav Graef, and his sister, Sabine Lepsius, was also an artist of some note. ...

Paul Wolters Paul Heinrich August Wolters (1 September 1858 in Bonn – 21 October 1936 in Munich) was a German classical archaeologist who specialized in ancient Greek and Roman art. He was the son of theologian Albrecht Wolters (1822–1878). He stu ...

Robert Zahn Robert Zahn (12 March 1861 in Münchberg– 21 January 1914 in Leipzig) was a German engineer and industrialist. Zahn started designing embroidery machines. As the director of the ''Vogtländische Maschinenfabrik (VOMAG)'' at a later stage, he pl ...

and

Ernst Langlotz Ernst Langlotz (6 July 1895, in Ronneburg – 4 June 1978, in Bonn) was a German classical archaeologist and art historian, who specialized in Greek sculpture of the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. He studied classical archaeology, philology and ar ...

, 1909–) – The ancient vases from the Acropolis at Athens. * ''Vente aux enchères publiques de la collection de médailles grecques et romaines, aes grave, livres de numismatique, histoire, archéologie'', etc., 1910 – Public auction of a collection of Greek and Roman medals,

aes grave ''Aes grave'' (heavy bronze) is a term in numismatics indicating bronze cast coins used in central Italy during the 3rd century BC, whose value was generally indicated by signs: I for the as, S for semis and pellets for unciae. Standard weights fo ...

, books on

numismatics Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects. Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, but the discipline also includ ...

, history, archaeology, etc., belonging to Dr. Paul Hartwig.HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

References

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