Paul Arndt
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Paul Julius Arndt was a German classical archaeologist who was a native of Dresden
.
He studied classical art
under Johannes Overbeck
(1826-1895) at the University of Leipzig
, and classical archeology with Heinrich Brunn
(1822-1894) at the University of Munich. In 1887 he graduated with a dissertation on Greek vases, and subsequently worked as an assistant to Heinrich Brunn in Munich
. Following Brunn's death in 1894, Arndt became an assistant to Adolf Furtwängler
(1853-1907), and was responsible for edition of Denkmäler griechischer und römischer Skulptur.
Arndt was the son of a wealthy merchant in Mecklenburg
, and for much of his career was financially independent, and was able to work as a private scholar and dealer of Greek art. He was primarily known as a collector of ancient sculpture
s, a large part of which today are kept in the Glyptothek
of Munich, and in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
, Copenhagen
. He also amassed a superb collection of ancient gems that since 1958 have been part of the Staatlich Münzsammlung in Munich. Arndt's scientific estate is presently owned by the Institute of Classical Archaeology of the University of Erlangen.
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
.
He studied classical art
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
under 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...
(1826-1895) 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...
, and classical archeology with Heinrich Brunn
Heinrich Brunn
Heinrich Brunn was a German archaeologist.Brunn studied archaeology and philology in Bonn. In 1843 he received his doctorate degree with the work Artificum liberae Graeciae tempora and moved to Italy. He worked at the German Archaeological Institute in Rome until 1853...
(1822-1894) at the University of Munich. In 1887 he graduated with a dissertation on Greek vases, and subsequently worked as an assistant to Heinrich Brunn in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. Following Brunn's death in 1894, Arndt became an assistant to Adolf Furtwängler
Adolf Furtwängler
Adolf Furtwängler was a famous German archaeologist, teacher, art historian and museum director. He was the father of the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler and grandfather of the German archaeologist Andreas Furtwängler....
(1853-1907), and was responsible for edition of Denkmäler griechischer und römischer Skulptur.
Arndt was the son of a wealthy merchant in Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
, and for much of his career was financially independent, and was able to work as a private scholar and dealer of Greek art. He was primarily known as a collector of ancient 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, a large part of which today are kept in the Glyptothek
Glyptothek
The Glyptothek is a museum in Munich, Germany, which was commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I to house his collection of Greek and Roman sculptures . It was designed by Leo von Klenze in the Neoclassical style, and built from 1816 to 1830...
of Munich, and in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is an art museum in Copenhagen, Denmark...
, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. He also amassed a superb collection of ancient gems that since 1958 have been part of the Staatlich Münzsammlung in Munich. Arndt's scientific estate is presently owned by the Institute of Classical Archaeology of the University of Erlangen.