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'''Joseph Wilpert''' (22 August 1856 - 13 February 1944) was a German archaeologist, Roman Catholic priest, scholar of ] and the ]. | '''Joseph Wilpert''' (22 August 1856 - 13 February 1944) was a German archaeologist, Roman Catholic priest, scholar of ] and member of the ]. | ||
He was born in ] (now in Poland) and moved to Rome to specialise in the study of ]. There he met ], who convinced him to dedicate himself to study the iconography of the ]. He was passionate about drawing and produced more than 600 reproductions of the cemeteries' frescoes based on photographs. He died in Rome. | He was born in ] (now in Poland) and moved to Rome to specialise in the study of ]. There he met ], who convinced him to dedicate himself to study the iconography of the ]. He was passionate about drawing and produced more than 600 reproductions of the cemeteries' frescoes based on photographs. He died in Rome. |
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Joseph Wilpert (22 August 1856 - 13 February 1944) was a German archaeologist, Roman Catholic priest, scholar of iconography and member of the German Archaeological Institute.
He was born in Bauerwitz (now in Poland) and moved to Rome to specialise in the study of canon law. There he met Giovanni Battista de Rossi, who convinced him to dedicate himself to study the iconography of the early Christian cemeteries of Rome. He was passionate about drawing and produced more than 600 reproductions of the cemeteries' frescoes based on photographs. He died in Rome.
Works
In Germany
- Topographische Studien über die christlichen Monumente der Appia und der Ardeatina (1901).
- Zur Entdeckung der «Crypta Damasi» (1903).
- Beiträge zur christlichen Archäologie (1908).
- Die römischen Mosaiken und Malereien der kirchlichen Bauten vom IV. bis XIII. Jahrhundert (1916).
- Erlebnisse und Ergebnisse im Dienste der christlichen Archäologie (1930).
In Italian
- Le pitture delle catacombe romane (1903), 2 vv.
- La scoperta delle basiliche cimiteriali dei SS. Marco, Marcelliano e Damaso (1903).
- La cripta dei Papi e la cappella di S. Cecilia nel cimitero di S. Callisto (1910).
- I sarcofagi cristiani antichi (1929).
- La fede nella Chiesa nascente, secondo i monumenti dell'arte funeraria antica (1938).
External links
- (in German) "Biography and Bibliography".