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'''Joseph Wilpert''' (22 August 1856 - 13 February 1944) was a German archaeologist, Roman Catholic priest, scholar of ] and member of the ]. '''Joseph Wilpert''' (22 August 1856 - 13 February 1944) was a German archaeologist, Roman Catholic priest, scholar of ] and member of the ].


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== Works == == Works ==

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Joseph Wilpert, photographed in 1903, publication year of his best-known works.

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 (then in Prussia and 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 and was buried at the Teutonic Cemetery.

Works

In German

  • 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).

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