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Waagen, Gustav Friedrich

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Waagen, Gustav Friedrich (b Hamburg, 11 Feb. 1794; d Copenhagen, 15 July 1868). German art historian. He made his name with a book on the van Eycks, published in 1822, and in 1832 he was appointed director of the newly founded Gemäldegalerie in Berlin. In 1844 he became the first holder of a university chair in art history when he was made professor at Berlin University. Waagen had a great reputation as a connoisseur, and on his travels he wrote compendious notes on works of art he saw in public and private collections. These formed the basis for various publications that are a mine of information, including Works of Art and Artists in England (3 vols., 1838) and, most notably, Treasures of Art in Great Britain (3 vols., 1854), which was translated by Lady Eastlake; a supplementary volume entitled Galleries and Cabinets of Art in Great Britain was published in 1857. See also Jameson.

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Waagen, Gustav Friedrich

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | | Copyright

Waagen, Gustav Friedrich (1794–1868). German art historian. In 1822 he published a book on the van Eycks that made his reputation and led to his appointment as director of the newly founded Gemälde galerie in Berlin in 1832. In 1844 he became the first holder of a university chair in art history when he was appointed professor at Berlin University. A frequent traveller, with a great reputation as a connoisseur, Waagen is best remembered for his notes on works of art in public and private collections in various countries, which are a mine of information. Outstanding among them is Treasures of Art in Great Britain (3 vols., 1854), translated into English by Lady Eastlake; a supplementary volume entitled Galleries and Cabinets of Art in Great Britain was published in 1857.

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