Richard Muther (art historian)
Richard Muther (1860–1909) was a German critic and historian of art, born at Ohrdruf in Germany. He studied at Heidelberg and at Leipzig, where he took his doctor's degree. In 1895 he became professor of art history at the University of Breslau.[1]
He was one of the most prominent German art historians of his time. He wrote Geschichte der Malerei (five volumes, 1899–1902); which appeared in English as The History of Modern Painting, translated and edited by George Kriehn, two volumes, 1907.
References
- ↑ "MUTHER, Dr. Richard". Who's Who (in German). Vol. 59. 1907. p. 1284.
External links
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Works written by or about Richard Muther at Wikisource - Works by Richard Muther at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Richard Muther at Internet Archive
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