Andreas Rumpf
Andreas Rumpf was a German classical archaeologist born in Potsdam. He was a specialist of ancient Greek and Roman art, in particular, vase painting and Greek wall painting. He was the son of painter Fritz Rumpf.
He studied classical archaeology at the University of Leipzig under Franz Studniczka, earning his doctorate with a dissertation on the murals in Veii, titled "Die Wandmalereien in Veji." In 1923 he received his habilitation at Leipzig with a thesis on Chalkidiki vases. From 1928 to 1960 he was a professor of classical archaeology at the University of Cologne.
He was editor of the "Griechische und römische Kunst".Selected publications
- Chalkidische Vasen .
- Katalog der etruskischen Skulpturen .
- Antike Sarkophagreliefs: die Meerwesen.
- Malerei und Zeichnung der klassischen Antike, "Handbuch der Archäologie" IV 1.
- Archäologie. 1 Einleitung. Historischer Überblick, two volumes.
- Archäologie. 2 Die Archäologensprache. Die antiken Reproduktionen .
- Stilphasen der spätantiken Kunst.
