Woldemar von Seidlitz (1 June 1850, in St Petersburg – 12 January 1922, in

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art historian. He studied economics at the universities of

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, followed by studies of art history at

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as a pupil of Anton Springer. From 1879 to 1884 he worked as a directorial assistant at the

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, then from 1885 to 1918 served as an executive councilor to the Directorate-General of the Royal Collections for Art and Science in Dresden.Seidlitz, Woldemar von
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Literary works

* ''Allgemeines historisches Porträtwerk'', 6 vols., 1884–90 – General historical portrait work. * ''Rembrandts Radierungen'', 1894 – Rembrandt's etchings. * ''Kritische Verzeichnis der Radierungen Rembrandts'', 1895 – Critical directory of etchings by Rembrandt. * ''Geschichte des japanischen Farbenholzschnittes'', 1897 – History of Japanese colored woodcuts. * ''Leonardo da Vinci, der Wendepunkt der Renaissance'', 1909 –

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, the turning point of the Renaissance. * ''Die Kunst in Dresden vom Mittelalter bis zur Neuzeit'', 1920–22 – Art in Dresden from the Middle Ages to the modern era.

References and external links

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Erler, Georg (1871–1951)
at www.saxonia.com (portrait)
Woldemar von Seidlitz
at arthistorians.info * 1850 births 1922 deaths Writers from Saint Petersburg University of Tartu alumni Heidelberg University alumni German art historians Rembrandt scholars German male non-fiction writers Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Germany {{germany-art-historian-stub