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 () of Detmold (region), Detmold and the L ...

. He first studied theology and philosophy before continuing his education at

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...

in art history and archeology, receiving his doctorate from Hamburg with a dissertation on

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and Drawing, draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in ...

. 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 on

while Christian was professor at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen. Tümpel died in

Bad Kissingen Bad Kissingen () is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and County town, seat of the Bad Kissingen (district), district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale, Franconia ...

. Tümpel's son Daniel became an art trader who co-founded ''Fine Art Partners'' with Loretta Würtenberger in Berlin.

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Christian Tümpel
at the French National Dictionary of Biography 1937 births 2009 deaths Writers from Bielefeld German art historians Rembrandt scholars {{Germany-writer-stub