Jakob Rosenberg
Jakob Rosenberg | |
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| Born | September 5, 1893 |
| Died | April 7, 1980(aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Art curator, historian, and educator |
| Relatives | Saemy Rosenberg,Erich Rosenberg |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Doctoral advisor | Heinrich Wölfflin |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Kupferstichkabinett Berlin Harvard University Boston Museum of Fine Arts |
Jakob Rosenberg(September 5, 1893 – April 7, 1980) was an art historian, museum curator, and educator who is noted particularly for published work onRembrandt.He was active in Germany until his 1937 emigration to the United States, where he joined the faculty ofHarvard University.In addition to his professorship he was the curator of prints at theFogg Museum.Rosenberg retired in 1964, but continued his scholarly activities until his 1980 death in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1][2]
Rosenberg was born inBerlininto a family of art dealers. His brother Saemy Rosenberg (1893–1971) continued the business in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States. During the years 1912 to 1914 he first did an internship in the art trade in Munich. After serving in a cavalry unit inWorld War Ihe was wounded, captured by the British and sent to Scotland. In 1915 and was sent to Switzerland by prisoner exchange. After the war he studied art history in Bern and Zurich, then in Frankfurt and Munich, where he received his doctorate underHeinrich Wölfflin.He then worked forMax J. Friedlanderin the Berlin print cabinetKupferstichkabinett Berlin,where he also had contact withWilhelm von Bode.In 1932, Friedländer and Rosenberg published their book on the paintings ofLucas Cranach the Elder(Die Gemälde von Lucas Cranach der Äe.). In 1935 he became a curator at the Kupferstickkabinett. Rosenberg was of Jewish descent, and resigned from his position in the same year. Many Jews were being dismissed from positions at the time in accordance with theNuremberg Lawsof theNational Socialistregime in Germany. His colleague Friedländer had retired in 1933 for similar reasons. Their work on Lucas Cranach was interrupted, and their second book on Cranach's drawings was only published in 1960, two years after Friedländer's death in the Netherlands.[2][3][4]
After a visit toHarvard Universityin 1936, Jakob Rosenberg emigrated to the United States in 1937 and became a research fellow and at Harvard on the recommendations fromAdolph Goldschmidtand his friendPaul Sachs.In 1940 he was appointed as an associate professor and in 1947 as a full professor. His 1948 overview work on Rembrandt was reprinted in 1964 and 1968, holding its own as a standard work during the early years of theRembrandt Research Project.He was also director of the Graphic Collection of theMuseum of Fine Arts, Bostonfrom 1939[citation needed],and was appointed as Curator of Prints at theFogg Museumin 1939.[4]
In 1954 he was elected to theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Jakob Rosenberg married Elisabeth Husserl (1882–1981), daughter ofEdmund Husserl,in 1922. He was survived by his wife and by two children, Wolfgang Rosenberg and Ruth Medalia.[1]
Publications
[edit]- Die Handzeichnungen von Martin Schongauer.München 1923 (Dissertation).
- Jacob van Ruisdael.Berlin: Cassirer. 1928.OCLC2575900.
- withMax J. Friedländer,Elfried Bock:Die Zeichnungen alter Meister im Kupfertichkabinett. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Die Niederländischen Meister(in German). Frankfurt a. M. 1931.OCLC163059727.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - with Max J. Friedländer:Die Gemälde von Lucas Cranach[The Paintings of Lucas Cranach] (in German). Berlin: Deutscher Verein für Kunstwissenschaft. 1932.OCLC560279610.
- Rembrandt. Life and Work.Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University. 1948.OCLC256187792.
- Great Draughtsmen from Pisanello to Picasso.Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1959.OCLC502238231.
- Die Zeichnungen Lucas Cranach d. Ä[The Drawings of Lucas Cranach the Elder] (in German). Berlin: Deutscher Verein für Kunstwissenschaft. 1960.OCLC1086643224.
- withSeymour Sliveand Engelbert H. ter Kuile:Dutch Art and Architecture, 1600 to 1800.Baltimore: Penguin Books. 1966.OCLC518654.
- On Quality in Art: Criteria of Excellence, Past and Present (Bollingen series 35).Princeton University Press. 1969.OCLC517408.
- Great Draughtsmen from Pisanello to Picasso(revised ed.). Harper & Row. 1974.ISBN9780064300292.OCLC1134345.
- with Max J. Friedländer:The Paintings of Lucas Cranach.Translated by Norden, Heinz; Taylor, Ronald (revised ed.). Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 1978.ISBN9783764309824.OCLC6821392.
- with Max J. Friedländer:Les peintures de Lucas Cranach(in French) (revised ed.). Paris: Flammarion. 1978.OCLC13443953.
- with Max J. Friedländer:Die Gemälde von Lucas Cranach(in German) (revised ed.). Bern: Birkhäuser. 1979.ISBN9783764309824.OCLC6821392.
- Rembrandt: Life and Work(revised ed.). Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 1980.ISBN9780801491986.OCLC7174927.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Jakob Rosenberg, 86, Authority On Works of Rembrandt, Dead".The New York Times.April 10, 1980.
- ^abCohn, Marjorie B.; Coolidge, John P.;Freedberg, Sydney J.;Magurn, Ruth S.;Slive, Seymour(March 8, 1983)."Memorial Minute"(PDF).Harvard University.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2022-04-08.
- ^"Saemy Rosenberg, 78, President of International Art House, Dies".The New York Times.January 4, 1971.
- ^abSorensen, Lee (ed.)."Rosenberg, Jakob".Dictionary of Art Historians.Retrieved2023-01-15.
Further reading
[edit]- "Rembrandt Expert Jakob Rosenberg Dies at Age 87".The Crimson.April 9, 1980.
- Baker, Kenneth (November 3, 1981)."Tribute in prints".The Boston Phoenix.RetrievedJune 11,2024.
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