Eugène Müntz
Eugène Müntz (11 June 1845, Soultz-sous-Forêts, Bas-Rhin - 30 October 1902, Paris) was an Alsatian-born French art historian.
He was a professor of the history of art at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, where he lectured from 1885 to 1893. He was a specialist on the Italian Renaissance era.
Literary works
- Notes sur les mosaïques de l'Italie, 1874-92
- Les arts à la cour des papes pendant le XVe et le XVIe siècle, 4 Vols., 1878-1898
- Les précurseurs de la Renaissance, 1881
- Raphaël, sa vie, son œuvre et son temps, 1881
- Histoire de la tapisserie, 1882
- Etudes sur l'histoire de la peinture et de l'iconographie chrétiennes, 1882
- Histoire de l'art pendant la Renaissance, 3 Vols., 1888-1894
- Léonard da Vinci, l'artiste, le penseur, le savant, 1899
Family
His brother Achille Müntz was an agricultural chemist.
References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Müntz, Eugène |
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| Short description |
French art historian |
| Date of birth |
11 June 1845 |
| Place of birth |
Soultz-sous-Forêts, Bas-Rhin |
| Date of death |
30 October 1902 |
| Place of death |
Paris |