Woldemar von Seidlitz (1 June 1850, in

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– 12 January 1922, in

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) was a Russian-born German

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Biography

Seydlitz was born into an old German noble family, which can trace their noble ancestry from 13th century. He studied economics at the

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and at the

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, followed by studies of art history at

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as a pupil of

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. 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
Sächsische Biografie Woldemar von Seidlitz

Literary works

* ''Allgemeines historisches Porträtwerk'', 6 vols., 1884–90 – General historical portrait work. * ''Rembrandts Radierungen'', 1894 –

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and Drawing, draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in ...

'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 –

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially rested o ...

, 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 Burials at Johannisfriedhof, Dresden Writers from the Russian Empire 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