Franz Studniczka
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Franz Studniczka was a German professor of classical archaeology
born in Jasło, Galicia
.
He studied classical archaeology in Vienna
as a pupil of Otto Benndorf
(1838-1907). In 1887 he received his habilitation in Vienna
, and in 1889 became a professor at the University of Freiburg
. In 1896 he was appointed professor of classical archaeology at the University of Leipzig
, succeeding Johannes Overbeck
, who died the previous November. At Leipzig he was a member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences.
Studniczka was a leading authority on ancient Greek
and Roman art
and antiquities. At the Museum of Antiquities
at Leipzig
he was responsible for expansion of its collection of casts of antique sculpture
s. This collection subsequently became one of the largest and most impressive collection of casts in Germany. He is also credited for masterful restoration of the Artemis-Iphigenie-Gruppe.
Classical archaeology
Classical archaeology is the archaeological investigation of the great Mediterranean civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Nineteenth century archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann were drawn to study the societies they had read about in Latin and Greek texts...
born in Jasło, Galicia
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria was a crownland of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, and Austria–Hungary from 1772 to 1918 .This historical region in eastern Central Europe is currently divided between Poland and Ukraine...
.
He studied classical archaeology in Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
as a pupil of Otto Benndorf
Otto Benndorf
Otto Benndorf was a German-Austrian archaeologist who was a native of Greiz, Thuringia.He studied theology at Erlangen, and art history and archaeology in Bonn and Göttingen. Afterwards he worked at several high schools, including Schulpforte where one of his students was Friedrich Nietzsche...
(1838-1907). In 1887 he received his habilitation in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, and in 1889 became a professor at the University of Freiburg
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
. In 1896 he was appointed professor of classical archaeology at the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, succeeding Johannes Overbeck
Johannes Overbeck
Johannes Adolph Overbeck was a German archaeologist and art historian.-Biography:Overbeck was born in Antwerp. He was son-in-law to zoologist Georg August Goldfuss , and was father-in-law to anthropologist Emil Ludwig Schmidt . His uncle was famed painter Friedrich Overbeck .In 1848 Overbeck...
, who died the previous November. At Leipzig he was a member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences.
Studniczka was a leading authority on ancient Greek
Greek art
Greek art began in the Cycladic and Minoan prehistorical civilization, and gave birth to Western classical art in the ancient period...
and Roman art
Roman art
Roman art has the visual arts made in Ancient Rome, and in the territories of the Roman Empire. Major forms of Roman art are architecture, painting, sculpture and mosaic work...
and antiquities. At the Museum of Antiquities
Museum of Antiquities of the University of Leipzig
The Museum of Antiquities of the University of Leipzig is a collection of antiques in Leipzig, Germany.-History:The foundations of the collection were laid in the first half of the 18th century, with the first acquisitions of antiques by the University. As early as 1735, Johann Friedrich Christ,...
at Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
he was responsible for expansion of its collection of casts of antique sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
s. This collection subsequently became one of the largest and most impressive collection of casts in Germany. He is also credited for masterful restoration of the Artemis-Iphigenie-Gruppe.
Selected publications
- Beiträge zur Geschichte der altgriechischen Tracht, 1886
- Kyrene, eine altgriechische Göttin (CyreneCyrene (mythology)In Greek mythology, as recorded in Pindar's 9th Pythian ode, Cyrene was the daughter of Hypseus, King of the Lapiths. When a lion attacked her father's sheep, Cyrene wrestled with the lion. Apollo, who was present, immediately fell in love with her and kidnapped her. He took her to North...
, an ancient Greek goddess), 1890 - Kalamis. Ein Beitrag zur griechischen Kunstgeschichte (KalamisCalamisCalamis was a sculptor of ancient Greece. He was possibly from Boeotia, but nothing certain is known of his life. He is known to have worked in marble, bronze, gold, and ivory, and was famed for statues of horses...
, A contribution to Greek artGreek artGreek art began in the Cycladic and Minoan prehistorical civilization, and gave birth to Western classical art in the ancient period...
), 1907 - Das Bildnis des Aristoteles (Portrait of AristotleAristotleAristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
), 1908 - Das Symposion Ptolemaios II: Nach der Beschreibung des Kallixeinos (The Symposium Ptolemaios IIPtolemy (name)The name Ptolemy or Ptolemaeus comes from the Greek Ptolemaios, which means warlike. There have been many people named Ptolemy or Ptolemaeus, the most famous of which are the Greek-Egyptian astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus and the Macedonian founder and ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt,...
: After the description of Kallixenos), 1914 - Das Bildnis Menanders (The MenanderMenanderMenander , Greek dramatist, the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy, was the son of well-to-do parents; his father Diopeithes is identified by some with the Athenian general and governor of the Thracian Chersonese known from the speech of Demosthenes De Chersoneso...
Effigies) in Neue Jarbucher fur das Klassische Altertum 21 (1918). - Die Ostgiebelgruppe vom Zeustempel in Olympia (Eastern Gable Group of the ZeusZeusIn the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...
Temple in OlympiaOlympia, GreeceOlympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...
), 1923 - "The SophoclesSophoclesSophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides...
Statues"; Journal of Hellenic Studies 43 (1923): 57-67.